superior [see context]

English translation: higher education

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Spanish term or phrase:superior [see context]
English translation:higher education
Entered by: trans4u

13:18 Aug 4, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Peru
Spanish term or phrase: superior [see context]
In a police complaint from Peru, the following phrase appears:

Grado de instruccion: Superior

Does this mean that the person in question graduated from high school, attended college, graduated from college, completed a technical instruction program, or something else entirely?

Thank you.
Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 18:25
higher education
Explanation:
Higher education is education provided by universities, vocational universities (community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and technical colleges, etc.) and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career colleges.
Higher general education and training generally takes place in a university and/or college. Such education is based on theoretical expertise. Higher general education might be contrasted with higher vocational education, which concentrate on both practice and theory. A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees; including Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and doctorates in a variety of subjects. However, most professional education is included within higher education, and many postgraduate qualifications are strongly vocationally or professionally oriented, for example in disciplines such as social work, law and medicine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education


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trans4u
Local time: 16:25
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Thank you, Trans4u.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6higher education
trans4u
4 +1College/University
Diana Casey
3high-ranking
Michael Powers (PhD)


Discussion entries: 3





  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
higher education


Explanation:
Higher education is education provided by universities, vocational universities (community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and technical colleges, etc.) and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career colleges.
Higher general education and training generally takes place in a university and/or college. Such education is based on theoretical expertise. Higher general education might be contrasted with higher vocational education, which concentrate on both practice and theory. A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees; including Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and doctorates in a variety of subjects. However, most professional education is included within higher education, and many postgraduate qualifications are strongly vocationally or professionally oriented, for example in disciplines such as social work, law and medicine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education




trans4u
Local time: 16:25
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia De Jorge
28 mins
  -> Thnx, Lydia.

agree  Salloz
40 mins
  -> Thnx! Salloz.

agree  Jason Hall: This is the English equivalent and it simply means that the individual has a level of education beyond high school.
1 hr
  -> My point exactly! Thnx!

agree  Carolina Grupe: I think this is the most accurate.
2 hrs
  -> Thankyou, Carolina. It's the most commonly used.

agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Manuel.

agree  Virginia Feuerstein: “Escuela Superior de Capacitación y Especialización Policial” de Peru
13 hrs
  -> Thnx!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
College/University


Explanation:
This corresponds to an educational degree after high school. Usually refers to College or University, what we call in Spanish 'Nivel Profesional'. I hope this helps.

Diana Casey
United States
Local time: 18:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3

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agree  Salloz
36 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
high-ranking


Explanation:
Oxford

2 (de escalafón) grade; un oficial de grado superior a high-ranking officer; Þmedio1

Mike :)

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Note added at 55 mins (2007-08-04 14:14:47 GMT)
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"instrucción" also means "training"

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 412
Notes to answerer
Asker: Mike: "High-ranking" doesn't fit the context here of characterizing a peson's education level on a government form.

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