Mecanismos de financiamiento generadores de valor social y económico para la educación universitaria: Un caso Latinoamericano

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Keywords

creation of social and economic value, financing mechanisms, Higher education, creación de valor social y económico, Educación superior, mecanismos de financiamiento, criação de valor social e econômico, Educação superior, mecanismos de financiamento

Abstract

Financial constraints and the scarce economic resources available in universities are essential barriers that young people find to enter and successfully conclude with a university degree in the Latin American region. Given this problem, this research focused on two cases of private university education institutions (HEIs) that implement innovative financing mechanisms that generate social and economic value for students. These institutions stand out for including in their mission statements these dimensions that seek to reduce the inequality gap in access to higher education. The research uses a qualitative approach with the study of two universities located in Peru and Colombia. The data collection was based on interviews with managers of HEIs, on the observation of the study environment and the analysis of documents and institutional financial reports of the two institutions. The results indicated that HEIs develop financing mechanisms based on commercial and non-commercial transactions. The information obtained allowed us to conclude that business units, as generators of social and economic value for students and universities, are transcendental for the economic and sustainable growth of the institutional mission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Journal Title

Revista Pensamiento Americano

Volume

11

Issue

22

First Page

187

Last Page

202

DOI

10.21803/pensam.v11i21-1.274

First Department

Leadership

Acknowledgements

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