Constitutional Reform and the Opportunity for Higher Education Access in Ecuador Since 1950

Ecuador's 2008 Constitution, and its 2009 national development plan, assign universities the role of reducing social inequality by, among other means, eliminating user fees. This article offers the first over-time assessment of the background tendencies in the accessibility to secondary and pos...

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Main Author: David Post (Author)
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Published: Arizona State University, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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