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The objective of this paper is to identify the contributions that internal communication has on the functioning of higher education organizations by analyzing the current state of research on the subject. For this purpose, a systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA methodology. The search for articles in the open databases Redalyc and Dialnet and in the closed databases Ebsco-Academic Search Ultimate, Ebsco-Business Source Complete, Web of Science was based on 328 articles to which four filters were applied, resulting in a fi- nal corpus of 18 articles. The main findings determined that the topic has been developed mostly by authors from Latin America; the research takes into account all educational agents (students, teachers, administrators and managers) and mainly has four approaches: internal communication and its relationship with other elements; from the approach of the inclusion of digital media; as part of organizational functioning and from the training of communication professionals. It is concluded that internal communication is considered an important element for the fulfillment of organizational objectives and the generation of motivation, sense of belonging and integration of all personnel. However, it is considered as implicit in the functioning of educational organizations and therefore specific planning, development and evaluation processes are not carried out. Greater attention should be paid to internal communication in order to exploit its potential as a strategy for the improvement of educational organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examined the issue of access to higher education, the transformation of this process based on social demands and the principles of access policies. Admission processes in Latin American universities were analyzed and the different criteria, ways and mechanisms for the selection of students were assessed. Aspects related to Software Engineering methodologies and tools for the development of computer models and computer systems to support the admission process were investigated. Due to the importance of having a software to attend the constant improvement of the admission processes in the universities, special attention is given in this article to the principles of the object oriented design and to the use of patterns in this activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper addresses the potential significance in contemporary times is required in the training of professionals in higher education, since from the acknowledgment of problems peremptory ATANES humanity and especially Latin America demand for new conceptions and assessments that promote new perspectives in the order epistemic and practical in achieving the goals set by the universities. It problematizes around curriculum on college campuses and is not yet solved the problems of socio-cultural context which develops human life. This paper recognizes a management curriculum design from socio-cultural professional and educational support of the process, so here are set ideas, synthetic argue the possibility and reality of a construction which we believe epistemic demands attention in the Latin American reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A review of learning and teaching styles matching at university over the last ten years is presented. For this purpose, a review was carried out of the Dialnet, Redalyc, Scielo and Doaj data bases due to their scope and importance in the Hispanic context. The descriptors used in the search for information were the key words: learning styles, teaching styles and higher education. The data bases consulted produced a total of 53 papers, with only 17 of these complying with all the criteria for inclusion (paper: empirical research; sample: university; object: correspondence learning and teaching styles; time period 2002-2012; Spanish language). The literature review showed that the matching is researched and understanding from two approaches: (1) adaptive instruction or (2) stylistics. Results are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the experience carried out by a confederation of Higher Education Institution (IUS) operating in six states of Latin America. To achieve the goal of new model of teaching and learning based on "learning process" and shift the paradigm of learning as "centered teaching", the Higher Education Institution have defined a new profile of the university teachers. This action expresses three characteristics presented in this paper: the first refers at the profile as "product" of a Community of Thought; the second refers to "participated process", a working model that allowed the co-construction of the profile with the teachers, the administrative and the human resources staff of the universities; the [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents an updated overview on the teaching of social responsibility in Mexico, and his record in Latin America, to identify other teaching corporate social responsibility, is really a priority for Institutions of higher education, likewise are the main considerations that have guided the higher education Institutions to carry out training processes in corporate social responsibility, in this paper highlights the main definitions adopted this term as well as some major findings that have identified certain "trends, initiatives and actions of institutions" in front of the scope of corporate social responsibility. The paper is organized into five different sections, the first section presents introductory type questions and the main reasons that encouraged the development of the project and have made it possible to establish the background to the corporate social responsibility, the second presents the main definitions that have provided authors and national and international concept, the third section lists the topics and indicators of corporate social responsibility, a fourth section presents the teaching of social responsibility in Latin America and describes the initiatives undertaken by universities around Latin America, in the fifth section presents the main higher education Institutions have undertaken corporate social responsibility initiatives in Mexico, finally have some final thoughts on the main contributions of institutions of higher education in the teaching of corporate social responsibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the last twenty years, the formation and development of research competencies have been increasingly promoted in Latin American higher education, with professional competencies forming separately on occasion. Do both kinds of competencies take form actually separately, or are they closely related? In this paper, professional and research competencies are examined, as well as their dialectical relation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The research context that this article seeks to show the different models of college, from the evolution and development of universities and their management in Latin America, particularly in Chile, and how they affect the development of societies, both past and contemporary, highlighting some similar and different characteristics that they have. It should be noted that the Chilean model of education has been considered to have a great impact on some countries in Latin America, especially in Colombia. Moreover, the general objective of this research was the reflection on the reforms of higher education in Latin America and the impact these reforms have had in recent years in Chile, which seem to have created a high dissatisfaction in the social context, due to the excessive commercialization of educational services. For the development of this paper an extensive review of the literature, which accounts for the phenomenon to be investigated is made and semi-structured interviews were carried out to experts in the field, which helped to understand what authors explain in the literature concerning models and educational reforms in Latin America and the current situation of education in Chile, thereby achieving a clear vision of the reality of the problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article we aim to address some issues of equity in higher education, from the particular perspective of Latin American reality. Our interest is highlight the fact of the theoretical and methodological positions through which equity policies are defined in the field of higher education and how social meanings and ways are established around them. In the first part, a brief description of the scenarios of higher education in Latin America is done, both in regard to the socio-political structural processes and the dynamics of higher education systems. In the second part, a conceptual reconstruction is approached to allow us to show the movements operating in university policies in recent decades which have resulted in the implementation of the so called policies of equity. In the third part of the paper, different levels of specification of the concept of equity in university dynamics are analyzed, which account for their productive potential practices. Finally, we describe some of the most important initiatives displayed in recent years by some countries of the region framed in equity policies, focusing on their effects and scope. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the proposal of healthy universities as an approach to health promotion feasible and necessary to work in higher education institutions. It exposes its definition and basic features, the steps to facilitate proper implementation and a historical review about the existing projects in universities of America and Europe. In Peru, there are several initiatives, among which the work of the Consortium of Universities and currently the start of the PUCP Healthy Program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Finally, it is done a brief review of the work implemented to date by this program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within the context of modernizing changes for universities and higher education institutions in Latin America, this paper presents the problem of specific Postgraduates Colleges. In order to understand their organization and behavior problems, researchers are working on the analysis of Organizational Climate (CO) and the characteristics of academic staff (values, social attitudes and leadership). This work is the first step, analysis of the relations of CO and on the Values. The objectives were: To understand the dynamics between the two variables; to identify development limitations; and to suggest procedures for support. The sample consisted of 90 academics at all levels. Two scales were applied, one for CO, another one for values. The statistic Pearson correlation identified all possible relationships between the elements of the two scales. The most important results were: The profiles revealed difficulties in academics to perceive the organizational situation to express their values. The Structural, Standard and Liability dimensions determine the main limits of the institution. The limits of academic personnel are impairment in their volitional abilities; behaviors to avoid responsibilities and to diffuse aggression. Suggestions are offered to overcome the limitations for CO and to improve academic personnel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Currently there is a significant amount of information that refers to the generation of knowledge about teaching and learning modalities supported by technologies. This paper gives an outline of the work between 2003 and 2013 that has been published in Latin America through scientific media type. The purpose of this study was to identify the countries of origin, the thematic areas addressed, the methodology and the main discoveries. It was found that there is a tendency to make publications lacking of descriptive empirical referent; there are few publications that refer to research on mixed research paradigms, quantitative or qualitative. Similarly it was found that the information collected mainly comes from some specific areas such as psychology, education, economics, and computer science, among others; and there are few works that are focused on the development of research scientific production; this scientific area is weak, but it is at the same time an area of opportunity to be developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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