Education In Latin America And The Caribbean

Author : María Marta Ferreyra
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 146481015X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At a Crossroads written by María Marta Ferreyra and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, and many new institutions and programs have been opened. Although higher education access has become more equitable, and higher education supply has become more varied, many of the 'new' students in the system are, on average, less academically ready than are their more advantaged counterparts. Furthermore, only half of higher education students, on average, complete their degree, and labor market returns to higher education vary greatly across institutions and programs. Thus, higher education is at a crossroads today. Given the region's urgency to raise productivity in a low-growth, fiscally constrained environment, going past this crossroads requires the formation of skilled human capital fast and efficiently. 'At a Crossroads: Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean' contributes to the discussion by studying quality, variety, and equity of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The book presents comprehensive evidence on the recent higher education expansion and evolution of higher education labor market returns. Using novel data and state-of-the-art methods, it studies demand and supply drivers of the recent expansion. It investigates the behavior of institutions and students and explores the unintended consequences of large-scale higher education policies. Framing the analysis are the singular characteristics of the higher education market and the market segmentation induced by the variety of students and institutions in the system. At this crossroads, a role emerges for incentives, information, accountability, and choice."

Author : Mercedes Mateo Díaz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464809038
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cashing in on Education written by Mercedes Mateo Díaz and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investments in education across countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have transformed the lives of millions of girls and the prospects of their families and societies. Unleashing the full economic potential of women is nevertheless still a curtailed issue in the region: just about half of women are unable to participate in paid work. The majority of the population out of the labor market is women between the ages of 24 and 45. This is the largest share of the available pool of unused human capital countries have, and where mothers of young children are concentrated. This book argues that more and better childcare constitutes a fundamental policy option to improve female outcomes in the labor market, but countries need to pay particular attention to the design and features of such services. First-rate educational programs will be useless if children are not enrolled or do not attend formal education centers. A large program expansion will be wasted if parents cannot enroll their children because they are unable to reach the center, don’t trust its quality, if the program is too expensive, or if work and care schedules are not compatible. Through an integrated framework applied to each country and an overview of the existing evidence, this book addresses the why and what questions about policy relevant instruments to achieve female labor participation. Parts I and II of the book lay out the motivation for Latin-American and Caribbean countries to act depicting their current situation both in terms of women’s labor participation and the use and provision of childcare services. Moreover, this book tackles the how question contributing to the incipient evidence about factors affecting the take-up of programs and demand for childcare services and other informal care arrangements. Part III of the book explores how to improve services and implement more and better formal, center-based care arrangements for young children. It looks at international benchmarks, discusses different experiences and proposes specific actions to solve potential inequalities in access to childcare.

Author : Thomas J. La Belle
Publisher : Los Angeles : Latin American Center, University of California
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education and Development: Latin America and the Caribbean written by Thomas J. La Belle and published by Los Angeles : Latin American Center, University of California. This book was released on 1972 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : UNESCO Office Santiago and Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231005553
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education in Latin America and the Caribbean in the second year of COVID-19 written by UNESCO Office Santiago and Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-29 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Unesco. Division of Statistics on Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Unesco. Division of Statistics on Education and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barbara Bruns
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464801525
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Teachers written by Barbara Bruns and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes teacher quality in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is the key to faster education progress. Based on new research in 15,000 classrooms in seven different countries, it documents the sources of low teacher quality and distills the global evidence on practical policies that can help the region produce "great teachers."

Author : Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231005413
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education in Latin America and the Caribbean at a crossroads written by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-10 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Colin Brock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351005200
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education in Central America and the Caribbean written by Colin Brock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1990. The Caribbean basin is an extremely diverse area in geographical, ethnic and cultural terms. Its educational systems, too, are remarkably varied, reflecting colonial and religious traditions as well as those of a broad range of post-independence movements. Even these show a pronounced merging of the home-grown and the foreign, with the influence of the superpowers never far away. This book comprises a number of case studies ranging across the Caribbean region. The contributors focus in particular on Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, Mexico City, Central America, Costa Rica and Venezuela. By assembling studies from diverse cultural and political traditions and networks, the book gives a more comprehensive Caribbean perspective on education than has hitherto been available.

Author : Laurence Wolff
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821329856
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving the Quality of Primary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Laurence Wolff and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Bank Discussion Paper No. 257. Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) have invested heavily in primary education over the past 10 years. International studies of achievement, however, show that LAC countries still perfo

Author : Melissa Adelman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464814635
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing for Learning written by Melissa Adelman and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can countries make sustainable gains in student learning at scale? This is a pressing question for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)--and the developing world more broadly--as countries seek to build human capital to drive sustainable growth. Significant progress in access has expanded coverage such that nearly all children in the region attend primary school, but many do not gain basic skills and drop out before completing secondary school, in part due to low-quality service delivery. The preponderance of evidence shows that it is learning--and not schooling in and of itself--that contributes to individual earnings, economic growth, and reduced inequality. For LAC in particular, low levels of human capital are a critical factor in explaining the region’s relatively weak growth performance over the last half century. The easily measurable inputs are well-known, and the end goal is relatively clear, but raising student achievement at scale remains a challenge. Why? Part of the answer lies in management--the managers, structures, and practices that guide how inputs into the education system are translated into outputs, and ultimately outcomes. While management is often mentioned as an important factor in education policy discussions, relatively little quantitative research has been done to define and measure it. And even less has been done to unpack how and how much management matters for education quality. This study presents new conceptual and empirical contributions that can be synthesized in four key messages: 1. Student learning is unlikely to improve at scale without better management. 2. Management quality can be measured and should be measured as a catalyst for improvement. 3. Management affects how well every level of an education system functions, from individual schools to central technical units, and how well they work together. 4. Several pathways to strengthening management are open to LAC countries now, with the potential for significant results. The study elaborates on each of these messages, synthesizing recent data and research and presenting the results of several new research initiatives from across the region.