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UNINA9910450404603321 |
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Titolo |
Incentives to improve teaching [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from Latin America / / Emiliana Vegas, editor |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-19920-2 |
9786610199204 |
0-8213-6216-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (456 p.) |
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Collana |
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Directions in development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Teachers - Salaries, etc - Latin America |
Rewards and punishments in education - Latin America |
School improvement programs - Latin America |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Improving Teaching and Learning through Effective Incentives; Figures; 2 A Literature Review of Teacher Quality and Incentives; 3 Are Teachers Well Paid in Latin America and the Caribbean?; Tables; 4 Teachers' Salary Structure and Incentives in Chile; 5 Educational Finance Equalization, Spending, Teacher Quality, and Student Outcomes; 6 Arbitrary Variation in Teacher Salaries; 7 Teacher and Principal Incentives in Mexico; 8 Decentralization of Education, Teacher Behavior, and Outcomes; 9 Teacher Effort and Schooling Outcomes in Rural Honduras |
10 Teacher Incentives and Student Achievement in Nicaraguan Autonomous Schools11 Political Economy, Incentives, and Teachers' Unions |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Latin 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 |
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