ACAlberto F. Cabrera

Alberto F. Cabrera

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Alberto F. Cabrera has a total of 10 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:


Latest Publications

  • Research methods in education philanthropy

    by Gwendolyn H. Freed, David J. Weerts, Alberto F. Cabrera

  • Open Access

    Students’ experiences with graduate education in Brazil A confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach

    by Vera Lucia Felicetti, Alberto F. Cabrera

    Assessing graduate student education is a complex task. After all, graduate education is the result of a complex process involving course experiences, teaching, engagement in learning, mastery of skills, the ability to work with others and satisfaction with what is learned. This paper reports the results of a study seeking to document underlying dimensions of student experiences with their graduate education programs in Brazil. Confirmatory factor analysis reveals that student experiences with graduate education underscore three interrelated constructs: Engagement in learning, Collaborative Learning, and Intellectual Growth. The survey instrument that informed this study can contribute to the self-assessment of Graduate Programs in Education by accreditation agencies as the Brazilian’s Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). Assessing graduate student instruction is a complex task. After all, graduate education is the result of an intricate exercise involving course experiences, teaching, learning engagement, skill-building, collaboration, and learning satisfaction. This article presents the results of a study seeking to assist in the assessment of graduate education in Brazil through a survey about graduate education experiences. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), performed on 462 graduate students of various master’s and doctoral programs from six Brazilian universities, indicates that student experiences with graduate education underscore three interrelated processes: Engagement in Learning, Collaborative Learning, and Intellectual Growth. The survey that informs this study can contribute to the self-assessment of graduate programs in Education at different faculties and universities, while also facilitating regular graduate education assessment by accreditation agencies such as the Brazilian’s Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).


  • Open Access

    FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS (F-GEN) IN BRAZILIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

    by Vera Lucia Felicetti, Marilia Costa Morosini, Alberto F. Cabrera

    The paper addresses, based on international and national bibliographic research, the concept of first-generation student (F-Gen) and his/her characteristics as it applies to the Brazilian context. It takes into account the results of Enade (Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes) (2015, 2016, 2017) on the profile of the student, providing some indicators about diversity in Higher Education access by examining degree completion of first-generation college student (F-Gen) while contrasting it with that of continuing college students (C-Gen). The paper concludes discussing the complexity of the concept of being first generation, while suggesting ways how it can be used in assessing college participation in higher education.


  • Open Access

    Acesso à Educação Superior: O ProUni em foco

    by Vera Lucia Felicetti, Alberto F. Cabrera

    O foco deste artigo é o acesso à Educação Superior (ES) no Brasil e o Programa Universidade para Todos (ProUni). A pesquisa teve por objetivos identificar se o ProUni está cumprindo com o propósito de oportunizar o acesso à ES a estudantes de grupos vulneráveis, e se há diferenças nas características iniciais dos egressos ProUni e não ProUni quando do ingresso na ES. Foi usada abordagem quantitativa com objetivo explicativo e estatística descritiva e de inferência na análise. Os participantes foram 57 bolsistas e 140 não bolsistas ProUni já egressos de uma Instituição Comunitária do Sul do Brasil ingressantes nela em 2005. Os resultados mostram que: o ProUni proporcionou o acesso a estudantes de uma faixa etária mais jovem à dos que não foram bolsistas; oportunizou o ingresso de um contingente maior de mulheres e teve uma proporção maior de não brancos em relação aos não bolsistas; entre os bolsistas ProUni, 12,28% tinham renda per capita mensal superior a três salários mínimos; ingressantes ProUni tiveram propensão maior a escolherem cursos de licenciatura; e os egressos não ProUni tenderam a ser mais motivados por fatores intrínsecos e os ProUni por fatores extrínsecos quando da escolha do curso.


  • Open Access

    Resultados da Educação Superior: o ProUni em Foco

    by Vera Lucia Felicetti, Alberto F. Cabrera

    Este artigo tem como cerne os resultados da formação na Educação Superior. Os participantes da pesquisa foram bolsistas e não bolsistas ProUni já egressos da Educação Superior de uma Instituição Comunitária do Sul do Brasil ingressantes nesse nível de ensino em 2005. Os objetivos pretenderam responder três questões da pesquisa: Qual a situação dos egressos ProUni e não ProUni no mercado de trabalho e como ela difere entre os dois grupos de graduados? Em que medida o ProUni motiva o egresso prounista a continuar estudando? Qual a satisfação dos egressos ProUni e não ProUni com aspectos relacionados à sua formação e ao seu trabalho e como ela difere entre os dois grupos de graduados? A metodologia usada teve cunho quantitativo e objetivo explicativo. Estatística descritiva e de inferência foram usadas na análise dos dados. Os resultados indicam o ProUni como tendo papel importante na formação da primeira geração de graduados. Também apontam que o ProUni coloca seus graduados no mesmo patamar de satisfação que seus colegas não ProUni no que diz respeito à formação, à realização de cursos após a graduação e à satisfação com fatores extrínsecos e intrínsecos referentes ao estar graduado, bem como à associação entre formação versus trabalho e a remuneração conquistada. Os resultados sinalizam a necessidade de pesquisas em âmbito nacional, envolvendo egressos da Educação Superior, bolsistas e não bolsistas.


  • Open Access

    Higher Education and Wayward Labor Markets in Mexico

    by Wietse De Vries, Alberto Cabrera, Shaquana Anderson

    In an attempt to prepare students for the labor market using predictions on future employment trends, many Latin American institutions created new programs, systems, and incentives for unique, specialized majors, like nanotechnology and environmental design. These students seem to be having a harder time finding and feeling fulfilled by their work than many of their traditional-major counterparts. Shifting focus back to more broad, traditional courses of study such as law, civil engineering, and medicine may be challenging after two decades of contrary policy decisions.

  • Understanding Civic Identity in College

    by David J. Weerts, Alberto F. Cabrera

    Past literature has examined ways in which college students adopt civic identities. However, little is known about characteristics of students that vary in their expression of these identities. Drawing on data from American College Testing (ACT), this study employs multinomial logistic regression to understand attributes of students who vary in their preference for civic behaviors in college. Categories of super-engager, apolitical-engager, social-cultural engager, and non-engager are advanced to explain emerging profiles of students who differ in civic expression related to gender, academic ability, religious involvement, high school leadership experiences, and college major. Authors discuss implications for civic educators.