Expansions and inequalities in student´s access and graduation to higher education in Argentina

Abstract

This article analyzes the changes in the social composition of enrollment in Higher Education operated in the period 2004-2012 in Argentina, with special emphasis on the socio-economic characterization of the student population. On the other hand, explores the relationship between university and tertiary education on the one hand and between the dynamic expansion of secondary and higher The methodological strategy is qualitative research complemented by cutting the use of statistical sources. The working hypothesis states that the "large" systems of access to Higher Education, such as Argentina, configure dynamic expansion and selectivity for access to Higher Education that relate strongly with the logic of expanding enrollment in the secondary level and the circuit configuration of differentiated education based on income.

Keywords:
expansion; inequalities; access; graduation; higher education