Lelys Dinarte-Diaz

What makes a program good? Evidence from short-cycle higher education programs in five developing countries

Lelys Dinarte-Diaz, Maria Marta Ferreyra, Sergio Urzua, Marina Bassi. January 2023

Topics: Pathways to and Through Postsecondary

Tags: Higher education, International and comparative, Returns to education and skills

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs’ practices and inputs (quality determinants) and… more →
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The contribution of short-cycle programs to student outcomes: Evidence from Colombia

Lelys Dinarte-Diaz, Maria Marta Ferreyra, Tatiana Melguizo, Angelica Maria Sanchez-Diaz. January 2023

Topics: Pathways to and Through Postsecondary

Tags: Higher education

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs), lasting two or three years, capture about a quarter of higher education enrollment in the world and can play a key role enhancing workforce skills. In this paper, we estimate the program-level contribution of SCPs to student academic and labor market… more →
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