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Villar, Feliciano; Giuliani, María Florencia; Serrat, Rodrigo; Curcio, Carmen-Lucía; Lopes, Alexandra; Maldonado, María de la Luz Martínez; Oliveira, Rita da Cássia – Educational Gerontology, 2017
One of the challenges of population aging is to ensure that there are enough trained professionals to meet the changing, specific needs of aging populations. The aim of this study was to describe the number, geographical distribution, and general characteristics of gerontological training programs offered by Latin American universities and to…
Descriptors: Gerontology, College Programs, Universities, Geographic Distribution
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Mendiola, Haydee M. – Comparative Education Review, 1989
Considers the impact of Costa Rican public higher education expansion on social stratification and labor markets. Suggests that the 1970s reform was accompanied by increased stratification of the higher education population through creation of new institutions of different quality, dilution of education resources, and stimulation of drop-out…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Change, Educational Status Comparison, Foreign Countries