Measuring change in institutional diversity in higher education in Brazil

Measuring change in institutional diversity in higher education in Brazil | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Measuring change in institutional diversity in higher education in Brazil Andre Vieira, Leonardo Rodrigues, Maria-Ligia Barbosa This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5355225/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 08 Apr, 2025 Read the published version in Higher Education Quarterly → Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Drawing on previous literature emphasising the relationship between types of higher education institutions and institutional logics, this study investigates the impact of the higher education system expansion on the functioning of institutions in Brazil. Using latent profile analysis and administrative data from all Brazilian higher education institutions in 2010 and 2019, we estimate nine groups of institutions. We find that the shifts between groups are concentrated in private HEIs, mainly large for-profit institutions and small private colleges focused on teaching, while integrated research institutions constitute a separate and substantially elitist group, with a relatively higher degree of stability and losing ground to for-profit conglomerates. By following a multi-functional approach to understanding the degree of institutional diversity in an expanding higher education system, our study contributes to a more nuanced capture of its current dynamics and changing patterns over time. Sociology higher education diversification expansion latent profile analysis typology Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 08 Apr, 2025 Read the published version in Higher Education Quarterly → Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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