Abstract

MARTIN CALVO, Jeisson Fabian. Educational quality in Colombian higher education: a theoretical approach. sophia [online]. 2018, vol.14, n.2, pp.4-14. ISSN 1794-8932.  https://doi.org/10.18634/sophiaj.14v.2i.799.

In this theoretical article, the heuristic V tool of Gowin was used in order to perform a review and documentary analysis on the generalities of educational quality in Colombian higher education, with the purpose of critically exploring the change that it has undergone, since the 1991 Political Constitution of Colombia until the 2014-2018 National Development Plan; being able to interpret the relevant concepts in this field. On the other hand, it was obtained a theoretical basis of the results produced in the area, which can be used as a reference in research around the subject and in the processes of qualified registration and accreditation. What is presented (here) is a theoretical approach from the analysis of the veracity of the information and the description of the results in terms of the concept of educational quality and its antecedents in Colombian higher education; in this study, there are shown the limitations of the current system of assurance of quality, and the need to transform it.

Keywords : Educational quality; higher education; teacher training; educational policy; curricular reforms.

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