This is a listing of Portals and Websites that provide links
to resources relating to education for Ecuador. Extensive lists
of colleges and universities are available through such portales
such as BRAINTRACK (http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=13&level=2) which
links to Latin American universities . The
University of Oulu, in Finland, provides an listing of the "Best
Indices of Colleges and Universities World-wide" (http://www.oulu.fi/other/universities.html).
The most important source for bibliography of books and articles
concerning Ecuador is the annual Handbook
of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 160 contributing
editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the
Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles
can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic
American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/). Both the
Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book
form.
One of the major aggregators for links to a wide
variety of subjects relating to Higher Education is the University
of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/);
for Distance
education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/distance/);
and for primary
and secondary education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12).
While focusing on the United States, The National
Library of Education is the federal government's main resource center
for education information. However, one should note that at
that site, the ERIC database provides a wide range of documents
and
articles for the international audience. The database contains
more than one million abstracts of education-related documents
and journal articles. One may access the ERIC database on
the
Internet (See ERIC below) or through commercial vendors
and public networks. The ERIC abstracts are avalable in print
publications
such as Resources in Education and Current
Index to Journals in Education.
ACADEMIA DE ESPANOL QUITO (http://www.academiaquito.com.ec/)
Founded in 1982, open year round, this school specializes in teaching Spanish to foreign students. In English, German, and
French.
BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (http://www.brookdale.edu.ec/)
A U.S. college with a branch in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
CRISTOBAL COLON SPANISH SCHOOL, QUITO ECUADOR (http://www.ecuador-travel.net/spanish.colon.htm)
Best Spanish school in Quito, Ecuador. Inexpensive, friendly and professional with the best qualified teachers.
ERIC
DATABASE (http://www.eric.ed.gov/)
Search the ERIC database for reports concerning
Ecuador (or any other subject relating to education). ERIC is the
world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million
abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.
ESCUELA DE ESPANOL AMAZONAS, QUITO ECUADOR (http://wwwpub4.ecua.net.ec/amazonas/)
Rated by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ecuador and the South American Explorers Club as among the five largest and most prestigious Spanish-language schools in Ecuador. Offers classes in Quito and at a site in the Ecuadorian rainforest. In English.
ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DEL LITORAL (http://www.espol.edu.ec/)
Founded in 1958, this polytechnical university in Guayaquil, Ecuador, focuses on engineering and agrotechnology. In Spanish.
MITAD DEL MUNDO SPANISH SCHOOL (http://wwwpub4.ecua.net.ec/mitadmundo/)
Located in Quito, Mitad del Mundo is the only Spanish-language school in Latin America that prepares students for the University of Salamanca D.E.L.E exams. In English, German, and French.
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL (http://www.ucsg.edu.ec/)
This is a private, Jesuit university founded
in 1962.
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO - ESCUELA DE NEGOCIOS (http://www.upacifico.edu.ec/)
School of business administration with branches in Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca, Ecuador.
UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO (http://www.usfq.edu.ec)
This is a private, liberal arts university, founded in 1980. In Spanish with some English.
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA EQUINOCCIAL (http://ute.edu.ec/)
Founded in 1986, this university focuses on scientific and technological programs of study.
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