This paper reports the results of an experiment with secondary school students designed to improve their ability to reason, argument, and communicate using mathematics. These goals are at the core of many educational reforms. A structured pedagogical intervention was created that fostered a more...

Roberto Da Matta (1936-), Brazilian anthropologist from Notre Dame University, advisor to the Luso-Brazilian Review, expert on popular culture in Brazil.

This presentation was commissioned by the Education Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IX Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on November 8th and 9th, 2006.

The purpose of this study is to explore the various information networks that exist in Latin America and the Caribbean and to evaluate just how useful they have been in education policy design.

Salomón Lerner (1944-), catedrático peruano de filosofía, Rector de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (1994-2004), y ganador del Premio Nacional de Derechos Humanos Ángel Escobar Jurado (2003). Marcos Aguinis (1935-), médico argentino, ex Ministro de Cultura de Argentina,...

Moisés Naím (1952-), venezolano, Editor en Jefe de la Revista Foreign Policy, recibió el premio Nacional de la Revista por Excelencia General (2003, 2007), y autor y editor de ocho libros.

Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (1944-), Paraguayan poet and novelist, Spain's Pola de Lena Prize (1986), included in anthologies of Paraguayan poetry and narrative.

This paper present examples of positive economic and social impacts of cultural projects and mentions an interpretation of the positive interaction between development and culture. Several best practices are explored for each single topic and guidelines for future IDB projects are suggested....

Roberto Da Matta (1936-), antropólogo brasileño de la Universidad de Notre Dame, Asesor de la Revista Luso-Brasileña, y experto en la cultura popular brasileña.

Roch Carrier (1937-), decorated Canadian novelist and playwright, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts (1994-97), and National Librarian of Canada (1999-2004).