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Política social para el avance de la educación : una evaluación del programa de estímulos Prepa Sí del Distrito Federal

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  • Carrillo-Huerta, Mario M.

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Hasta muy recientemente, la educación media superior no había sido obligatoria en México, como no lo es actualmente la educación superior, de manera que la inscripción en esos niveles educativos es baja. Además, por razones principalmente económicas, la tasa de abandono escolar entre los inscritos es alta. En 2007, el gobierno de la Ciudad de México implantó un programa de estímulos llamado Prepa Sí, orientado a reducir la tasa de deserción escolar y mejorar el desempeño académico de los estudiantes inscritos en escuelas públicas de educación media superior en la ciudad. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de una evaluación del impacto de dicho programa en sus objetivos asignados, realizada con la ayuda de análisis econométrico, aplicado a información proveniente de dos encuestas levantadas entre beneficiarios del programa en el periodo 2008-2009. Se concluye que el programa ha sido exitoso en abatir la tasa de deserción escolar y mejorar el desempeño académico entre sus beneficiarios, y ha tenido impactos positivos adicionales en el bienestar de sus familias./ Upper-secondary and higher education in Mexico are not obligatory by law, so that attendance is relatively low, and because mainly of economic reasons, the drop-out rate among those who attend is high. In 2007, the government of Mexico City launched an universal scholarship program called Prepa Sí, aimed at lowering the drop-out rate and improving academic performance among students enrolled in public upper-secondary schools located in that city. This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the impact of that program on its assigned goals, carried out with the help of econometric analysis, applied to data gathered from two surveys directed by the author among beneficiaries of the program in 2009 and 2010. It is concluded that the program is well evaluated by its beneficiaries and has been successful in lowering the drop-out rate and improving academic performance in the city’s upper-secondary schools.

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  • Carrillo-Huerta, Mario M., 2014. "Política social para el avance de la educación : una evaluación del programa de estímulos Prepa Sí del Distrito Federal," Panorama Económico, Escuela Superior de Economía, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, vol. 0(18), pages 33-56, primer se.
    • Handle: RePEc:ipn:panora:v:ix:y:2014:i:18:p:33-56
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    Keywords

    política social; educación; programas sociales./ social policy; education; social programs.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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