Financiamiento por desempeño en chile: Análisis conceptual de un instrumento para la educación superior

This paper presents a theoretical framework about the changes that higher education institutions have been experiencing in terms of its financing, both worldwide and locally in Chile. It is shown that these changes are based in the massification, privatization and internationalization of higher education, requiring that they must be increasingly efficient and effective in the use of their resources. The new strategies established for the granting of resources to higher education institutions, are related to competitiveness and evaluation, including elements such as public accountability and performance evaluation. It is concluded that it is of paramount importance to review the instrument for granting resources to Chilean universities, named performance agreement, and these changes require a new kind of relationship between higher education institutions and the State.