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ArgentinaFrom Researching Virtual Initiatives in EducationReport created by multiple authors with main contributor for higher education Gertjan, a student, formerly at ATiT. Main controbutor for schools and colleges Giles Pepler
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Argentina in a nutshell Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city. It is the second largest country in South America and eighth in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Colombia and Spain are more populous. Its continental area is 2,766,890 square kilometres (1,068,300 sq mi), between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. Argentina borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. The population of Argentina is just over 40 million. Argentina has the second highest Human Development Index level and the second highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power parity in Latin America. Argentina's nominal GDP is the 30th largest in the world; but when purchasing power is taken into account, its total GDP makes it the 23rd largest economy in the world. The country is currently classified as an Upper-Middle Income Country or as a secondary emerging market by the World Bank. Argentina is also one of the G-20 major economies.
Education in ArgentinaAfter independence, Argentina constructed a national public education system in comparison to other nations, placing the country high up in the global rankings of literacy. Today the country has a literacy rate of 97%, and three in eight adults over age 20 have completed secondary school studies or higher. Education in Argentina is a responsibility shared by the national government, the provinces and federal district and private institutions, though basic guidelines have historically been set by the Ministry of Education.
Education in Argentina is divided in three phases as in other countries: primary education or "Basic General Education", secondary education and higher education. Adults in Argentina have spent an average of 8.8 years in school - the highest amount for any South American country. The primary completion rate is 99% and 79.1% of young people are enrolled in secondary establishments. Compulsory education lasts for 9 years, and comprises grades first to ninth and is called Educación General Básica or EGB (Basic General Education). It is divided in three ciclos (cycles):
The first 6 years are spent in primary schools and EGB III comprises the first 3 years of the six year secondary curriculum. EGB is mandatory to all students, although desertion is high in some parts of the country and laws intended to prevent this are rarely enforced. Once the EGB phase is completed, the student finishes the mandatory schooling period and can choose to start secondary education, called Polimodal, which usually last two to three more years. The third stage is higher education.
Schools in ArgentinaThere are three levels of schools: 17726 Preschool establishments (Inicial):
22227 Primary schools (Primaria):
13412 Secondary (Secundaria):
Approximately 25% of Argentinian children attend private schools. Of those, some 63% attend a private school managed by the Catholic Church, and the rest attend non-religious schools. Many private schools follow the European system or the American school system and a few follow the American school calendar (from September to June, with breaks at Christmas and Easter in addition to the long summer holiday) as well. The Ministry of Education designs the curriculum and standards that all schools in Argentina must meet in order to be accredited, so there are no great variations in core content taught in the public versus the private system. However, private schools are given leeway to add and adapt courses to fit their philosophy and framework, and private schools generally offer better facilities and smaller class sizes because of their fee-based nature. In fact, they can be very expensive. One of the most popular American-style schools located in Buenos Aires, called Lincoln, costs between $10,000 (Kindergarten) and $16,000 (high school) per year. Information for 2008 from Ministry of Education and Guiding you Abroad Further and Higher education in ArgentinaUniversities in ArgentinaNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
Sourced from: http://www.me.gov.ar (Spanish) (also in PDF)
Polytechnics in ArgentinaColleges in ArgentinaThere are 2129 'Superior no universitaria' (non-university colleges) providing tertiary education:
Education reformSchoolsPost-secondaryThe Argentine university reform of 1918 was a general modernisation of the universities, especially tending towards democratisation, brought about by student activism about the topics The demands of the students can be summarized in four or five main topics: university autonomy, co-government, scientific modernisation, tuition and secular education. The events started in Córdoba and spread to the rest of Argentina, and then through much of Latin America. Sourced from Wikipedia's page on University reform in Argentina. Administration and financeThe State, the provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires are responsible for planning, organizing, supervising and financing the national education system, ensuring access to education at all levels and modalities, creating and managing state-run educational establishments. In turn, the national state creates and funds the National Universities. SchoolsPost-secondaryArgentina maintains a network of national universities that are financed by the Ministerio de Educación de la Nación and therefore tuition-free, since 1946. Private and parochial universities are also abundantly present, but their cost often reserves them only to more affluent students, and they enroll about a sixth of the collegiate student body. In all, over 1.5 million students attend institutions of higher learning in Argentina annually (roughly half the population of college age). Adapted from Education in Argentina Quality assuranceDirección Nacional de Información y Evaluación de la Calidad Educativa] DiNIECE) is a department of the Ministry, responsible for quality assurance across all non-university sectors of education. SchoolsPost-secondaryUnder the ministry, the Dirección Nacional de Gestión Universitaria (National Bureau of University Management) is responsible for the following actions: - Coordinate the process of creation, modification and deletion of Private Universities Academic units or less, and the licensing procedures and curriculum in connection with the CONEAU which is the Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria (National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation)). - Understanding the regulation, monitoring and control of the processes of creation, modification and deletion of Private Universities Academic Units or less and in processing the update curricula in connection with the CONEAU. - Provide technical assistance in their areas of responsibility to the institutions that require it. - Develop proposals for minimum hourly charges, core curriculum and standards of professional practice intensity in the careers concerned. - Propose criteria for national validity of academic degrees and titles and understood in its application. - To perform the duties attached to the Technical Secretariat of the Council of Universities. Its national director is Mr. Jorge STEIM.
The ministry's web site is at http://www.me.gov.ar/spu/dngu/ (Official web site, Spanish) Information societyICT in education initiativesORT Virtual Campus offers virtual education at all levels from secundaria ciclo básico to higher education. DiNIECE, the Ministry of Education department for quality assurance operates a Virtual Campus for internal training in evaluating educational policy, training education managers and teachers and facilitating public access to information. Its stated aims are improving quality and equity. Its general purpose is training and updating in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative information from the education sector, with the aim of establishing a relationship between the different areas and teams are responsible for the survey of information and dealing with HR management in the state sector. Its specific objectives are:
Virtual initiatives in schoolsVirtual initiatives in post-secondary educationThe ColegioVirtual.org directory gives a full list of online courses and virtual campuses for higher education and professional training in the Buenos Aires area.
The Quilmes Virtual University Program (Program UVQ) is the Internet's educational proposal of the National University of Quilmes. This is a non-face education initiative that uses integrated software system (Virtual Campus) as the means and environment for the implementation of its proposals for undergraduate and postgraduate training. The first virtual classroom was opened in March 1999, being the pioneer Argentina UNQ university in pursuing these projects.
Distance LearningProjects run programs or in the form of distance education are presented for the first time, in order to gain official recognition and the resulting national validity at the level of university education both public and private, national, provincial and international. Relevant information:
Address: Distance Education Unit Abroad Av Belgrano 1370 Piso 12 [1000] Capital Federal Ph: [011] 4382-4146 Fax: [011] 4382-4146 Director Graduate Griselda Beatriz Ascheri consultasuede@eude.edu.ar
e-LearningEDUTIC: "Our Chamber brings together organizations working in distance education and virtual training outside the country. The e-learning companies, consulting firms and organizations working with virtual training and educational institutions wishing to join can contact us directly to participate in EDUTIC. Additionally, we have a series of workspaces and access to information and events for all professionals in the area interested in participating." http://www.edutic.org.ar/ (Spanish)
http://www.fedra.org.ar/ (Spanish)
http://www.riu.edu.ar/index.html (Spanish)
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