INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND EDUCATION QUALITY: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF GOVERMENT TESTS RESULTS FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN MEDELLIN CITY

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Mauricio López
Héctor Mauricio Posada
Edwin Alexander Henao García

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Studies on education quality have evolved in order to incorporate several variables and methodologies. This article also includes several variables of individuals and institutions, the social and political context as a determinant of students’ scientific achievement. Methodologically, the study considers a data mo­del (multilevel) with the purpose of, more precisely, measuring the factors which explain the academic progress. In this way, the main objective of this work is to carry out an evaluation of academic progress in Medellin municipality, Colombia. Results account for the importance of factors such as socioeconomic stratum, gender, kind of institution: public or private high school, access to internet, parents’ education level, policies supported by public agents, and some characteristics of the institution, among others, how to reach better results.

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Mauricio López, University of Antioquia

Economista, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Magíster en Administración y Políticas Públicas, Centro de
Investigación y Docencia Económicas CIDE, México. Estudiante de Doctorado en Gerencia de Empresas, Universidad
de Valencia, España. Profesor de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

Héctor Mauricio Posada, University of Antioquia

Economista, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Magíster en Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín,
Colombia. Estudiante de Doctorado en Economía, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia. Profesor de la Facultad de Ciencias
Económicas, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Edwin Alexander Henao García, University of Antioquia

Administrador de Empresas, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Magíster en Gestión de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Profesor de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad
de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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López, M., Posada, H. M., & Henao García, E. A. (2015). INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND EDUCATION QUALITY: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF GOVERMENT TESTS RESULTS FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN MEDELLIN CITY. Semestre Económico, 17(36), 39-68. https://doi.org/10.22395/seec.v17n36a2

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