Education : Chile

This pathfinder includes information about education in Chile.Extensive lists of colleges and universities are available through such portales such as BRAINTRACK which links to Latin American universities (http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=13&level=2). 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 Chile is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 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 AskERIC below) or through commercial vendors and public networks. The ERIC abstracts are available in print publications such as Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education.

ASKERIC: ERIC DATABASE  (http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/adv_search.shtml)
Search the ERIC database for reports concerning Chile (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. In English.

CHILE SCHOOLS  (http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/chile/index.html)
Features a collection of resources on educational institutions in Chile, presented by WorldWide Classroom. Lists institutions accepting foreign students. Offers access to international schools and programs for children and teenagers. In English.

CHILE: EDUCATION GUIDE  (http://www.asiadragons.com/education/south%5Famerica/chile/)
Offers links to several universities in Chile.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: CHILE  (http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/cl.html)
Posts a directory of colleges and universities located in Chile. Provides access to the Web Page of each educational institution, such as the Universidad de Chile and the Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Offers a link to the home page of the directory, which features an alphabetical list of countries featured. Includes a FAQ about the directory.

UNIVERSIA:EL PORTAL DE LOS UNIVERSITARIOS  (http://www.universia.net)
This is a gateway to Luso-Hispanic universities created to provide new channels of communication and information within the Hispanic University community. The following is currently active in this website : Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain and Venezuela. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE  (http://www.uchile.cl/index2.html)
Features information about the University of Chile such as institutes, programs, research, libraries, students, products, culture. In Spanish.

WEPA! EDUCATION: UNIVERSITIES  (http://wepa.com/cl/categories/I/F/index-en.html)
This sites provides links to some universities in Chile.