ACCEDES-El acceso y éxito académico de colectivos vulnerables en entornos de riesgo en Latinoamérica

The objectives of this literature review are to document the significance and consequences of disparities in tertiary education opportunities, to investigate the results and lessons of efforts to expand access to tertiary education and improve the chances of success for under-privileged youths, and to offer concrete recommendations for effective policies directed toward the ideals of widening participation. The emphasis is on gauging the scope of inequities in accessing and completing tertiary education in the ECA region, understanding the determinants of inequities, and analyzing the effectiveness of equity promotion policies pursued in the region, both non-monetary and financial. An important A spect of this work is to help focus subsequent research on the wide range of issues—some national in focus, others subject specific —that will refine the findings of this study as specifically as possible.