La educación terciaria tecnológica en Mercosur: Caracterización desde una perspectiva comparada

Abstract

This paper presents to presenting only a part of it, the macro-level situation of higher technological education in MERCOSUR countries, from a comparative perspective. The progress of a study carried out within the framework of the MERCOSUR Nucleus of Studies and Research in Higher Education (Briasco y otres, 2020). Based on the documentary survey and statistical information, a comparative analysis of the national education systems of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay was presented, with a focus on technical education, taking as its axes: offering institutions; duration and title to which it leads, coverage; curriculum organization and approach; government; legislation; financing and information systems. to study the dynamics of transformation, at macro level, product of policies for the sector. It is hoped that this article will contribute to the necessary debate that technological tertiary education calls for, for its development and consolidation in Latin America