Índice

Preface

 

xi

Acknowledgements

 

xiii

Abbreviations

 

xv

Figures

 

xvii

 

 

 

Chapter one

 

 

Higher Education Policy and the Achievements of the University since 1929

Past Approaches to the Mexican University
The Policy Context since 1929
Trends in University Graduates, Egresados, and
Degrees Registered since 1929
Conclusiones

 

1

 

 

 

Chapter two

 

 

The University System and Economic Development:
Graduates and Employment
Mexico’s Changing Occupational Structure
The Demand of the Mexican Economy for
University Graduates
The Demand for Technicians versus Profesionals
Impacts of Changing Demand for Profesionals
and Technicians
The University System and Social Mobility
Conclusions

 

27

 

 

 


Chapter three

 

 

Sources and Methods

Definitions
Mexican Archives and Enrollment Statistics
Data on University Graduates and Egresados
Relationships among Statistical Series
Estimating a Time-Lag Factor
Data on the Employment of Profesionals
And Technicians

 

51

 

 

 

Chapter four

 

 

Statistical Series
Profesional-Field Categories Used in the Tables
Profesional-Field Abbreviations
List of Tables
Symbols Used in Tables
Abbreviations for Sources Used in the Tables Abbreviations for Mexican Universities
Used in the Tables

 

73

 

 

 

Bibliography

 

203