The circuit of precarious education in Mexico: a view from 2010.

Author: Miguel Ángel Casillas, Juan Carlos Ortega y Verónica Ortiz
Abstract: Through the systematization of various indicators, we reveal the conditions under which higher education institutions in Mexico operate, while creating an overall picture of the quality of these institutions on a national scale. In framing the country´s higher education landscape, we employ the concept of Circuit of Precarious Education.
We seek to reveal the double logic behind the current model of higher education growth without quality: on the one hand, the public sector provides education as part of a logic of demagogic political exchange; on the other, the private sector has increased its educational offerings in search of new sources of business revenue.