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Crisis and Hopeby Stephen Ball; Gustavo Fishman; Silvina Gvortz
RoutledgeFalmer 2003; US$ 155.00This book offers the most up-to-date and relevant sample of contemporary research on Latin American education. more...
Chileby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 92.00Education has been a central priority for Chile since the return of a democratic government in 1990. Thanks to a sustained economic growth and a commitment to increasing public investment in education, Chile has made a number of key improvements to the education system during this period. more...
Incentives to Improve Teachingby Emiliana Vegas
World Bank Publications 2005; US$ 24.99Latin America faces tremendous challenges, particularly those of development, poverty, and inequality. Education is widely recognized as one of the most critical means of defeating these challenges. Democratizing education, by improving both its coverage and quality, is critical to overcoming the social and economic inequality that plagues Latin America. Ensuring that all children have the opportunity to learn critical skills at both primary and secondary level is paramount to overcoming skill barriers that perpetuate underdevelopment and poverty. A growing body of evidence supports the intuitive notion that teachers play a key role in what, how, and how much students learn. Attracting qualified individuals into the teaching profession, retaining... more...
Raising Student Learning in Latin Americaby Emiliana Vegas
World Bank Publications 2007; US$ 19.99In the effort to meet enrollment targets for compulsory education in Latin America, the drive to achieve universal coverage seems to have left education quality behind. In the face of meager student performance, understanding what and how students are learning have emerged as salient issues facing policy makers in a region that has already achieved considerable success in the area of access to basic education. As many countries in the region embark on a series of reforms addressing issues of quality and equity in basic education, shifting their focus away from educational expansion, information on the policies and programs that can contribute to achieving student learning will be vital. This book brings to light recent advances in our understanding... more...
Gender Equity in Junior and Senior Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africaby World Bank
World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 9.99Evidence of gender inequity and inequality in terms of access, retention and performance in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa raises many questions. While transition rates from primary to secondary are higher for girls than boys, and the repetition rates are lower, girls still significantly trail behind boys in terms of secondary GER. This study documents and analyzes the extent and nature of gender disadvantage in junior and senior secondary education. It analyzes the causes of this disadvantage and identifies strategies that may be effective in reducing or eliminating it. more...
Higher Education in Latin Americaby Hans de Wit
World Bank Publications 2005; US$ 29.99The international dimension of higher education is a theme that is getting more priority on the agenda of institutions of higher education, national governments, and regional and international organizations. The globalization of our economies and societies has an impact on our higher education sector, in the same way as higher education through its research, teaching and services influences this process of globalization. In Latin America, internationalization is getting recognized as an important phenomenon that is influencing the direction of its education and society. Little though is known about the development of this process, and what are the trends, issues and opportunities for the internationalization of higher education in Latin American... more...
Meeting the Challenges of Secondary Education in Latin America and East Asiaby Emanuela di Gropello
World Bank Publications 2006; US$ 24.99In a context of increased primary school enrollment rates, secondary education is appearing as the next big challenge for Latin American and East Asian countries. This report seeks to undertake a detailed diagnostic of secondary education in these two regions, understand some of the main constraints to the expansion and improvement of secondary education, and suggest policy options to address these constraints, with focus on policies that improve the mobilization and use of resources. more...
Reconstructing Educationby Greta Hofman Nemiroff
ABC-CLIO 1992; US$ 33.95Drawing on elements of progressive education, existential theory, feminist pedagogy, and values education, critical humanism combines the holistic-psychological concerns of humanistic education with the sociopolitical contextualization of critical pedagogy. Developed over the past seventeen years in one of North America's most experimental postsecondary programs, The New School of Dawson College, this theory and practice responds to both the personal and the political needs of students. Reconstructing Education is at once a review of this century's educational theories, an account of the work at the school, and an empowering illustration of the way in which schools can incite the motivation of students and encourage them to become active... more...
L' Université en réseau - Soupleby Lucia Ferretti
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 1994; US$ 18.75Aboutissement des idéaux et des contraintes de deux générations de Québécois, celle de l'Après-guerre puis celle de la Révolution tranquille, l'Université du Québec est d'emblée une institution inscrite à la fois dans une tendance commune des pays occidentaux et au coeur d'une évolution propre au Québec. Ce livre raconte sa courte mais dense histoire. more...
Historical Distillatesby Adrian G. G. Brook; W.A.E. (Peter) A. E. (Peter) McBryde
Dundurn Press 2007; US$ 50.00Historical Distillates examines the history of the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto, describing important events and triumphs through the years. more...









