9 papers
Homeostasis Under Technological Transition: How High-Friction Universities Adapt Through Early Filtering Rather Than Reconfiguration
H. R. Paz
Universities are widely expected to respond to technological transitions through rapid reconfiguration of programme demand and curricular supply. Using four decades of longitudinal…
Longitudinal Trends in Pre University Preparation. A Cohort Evaluation Using Introductory Mathematics and Physics Courses (1980-2019)
H. R. Paz
The transition from secondary to higher education represents a critical point in academic trajectories, particularly in programmes with a strong emphasis on basic sciences. Across…
Technological Transitions and the Limits of Inference in Adaptive Educational Systems
H. R. Paz
In contemporary educational systems, academic performance indicators play a central role in institutional evaluation and in the interpretation of student trajectories. However, und…
The Stagnant Persistence Paradox: Survival Analysis and Temporal Efficiency in Exact Sciences and Engineering Education
H. R. Paz
Research on student progression in higher education has traditionally focused on vertical outcomes such as persistence and dropout, often reducing complex academic histories to bin…
Quantised Academic Mobility: Network and Cluster Analysis of Degree Switching, Plan Changes, and Re-entries in an Engineering Faculty (1980-2019)
H. R. Paz
This study challenges the traditional binary view of student progression (retention versus dropout) by conceptualising academic trajectories as complex, quantised pathways. Utilisi…
Differential Filtering in a Common Basic Cycle: Multi-Major Trajectories and Structural Bottlenecks in Exact Sciences and Engineering Degrees
H. R. Paz
Universities often present the Common Basic Cycle (CBC) as a neutral levelling stage shared by several degree programmes. Using twenty years of longitudinal administrative records…