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The Trans-Generational Impact of Education: A Quantitative View of 10 Countries

Verdisco, Aimee; Rama, Germán - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This note speaks to the progress made in expanding access of education as well as to the challenges that remain … recent past, access to education has become more universal and coverage, particularly at the secondary level, has been …

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Are Educational Reforms Working in Latin America?: A New Look at Understanding Whether Education is Getting Better

Carnoy, Martin - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

education became largely universal. …

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Why We Should End Reforms in Education

McGinn, Noel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

Education reforms are a constant social and political activity. Teachers have received more training, classes are … in cognitive psychology and advances in science. Literacy rates have risen notably and the average level of education in … and inputs, criticisms of public education have grown more intense and extensive. Why have reforms become more common even …

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Cost-Effectiveness of Education Policies in Latin America: A Survey of Expert Opinion

Schiefelbein, Ernesto; Wolff, Laurence; Schiefelbein, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

ministry of education. Each respondent was asked to estimate the impact of 40 possible primary school interventions on learning …

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Beyond Chalk and Talk: Experimental Math and Science Education in Argentina

Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Cabrol, Marcelo; Ibarrarán, Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

Primary-school students in Argentina score low in international assessments of learning, particularly in math and science. To help remedy this situation, the Inter-American Development Bank is supporting a pilot study to identify pedagogical models that will enhance learning.

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Secondary Education in Europe: Main Trends

Jallade, Jean-Pierre - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

The objective of this paper is to present in a condensed form the "main trends" that have affected secondary education …

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Secondary Education: Critical Policy Issues

Alvarez, Benjamin - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

The purpose of this report is to identify critical issues for consideration in the development of secondary education …

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School Principals in Latin America and the Caribbean: Leaders for Change or Subjects of Change?

Borden, Allison M. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

The purpose of this paper is to analyze three broad themes related to school principals: (1) the role of the school principal, (2) the preparation of principals to assume new roles, and (3) directions for future research on principals and their work.

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Secondary Education in the United States: What Can Others Learn from Our Mistakes?

Bishop, Michael; Mane, Ferran; Bishop, John H. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

technological breakthroughs of the last quarter century. Top students from all over the world come here for graduate education. …

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Continuous Improvement in Community District #2, New York City

Elmore, Richard F.; Burney, Deanna - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

Community School District #2, in New York City, has been engaged in a long-term process of system-wide instructional improvement, now in its eleventh year. This process involves, among other things, heavy investments in professional development for teachers and principals that are focused on...

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