1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452106003321

Autore

Vegas Emiliana

Titolo

Raising student learning in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : the challenge for the 21st century / / Emiliana Vegas and Jenny Petrow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : The World Bank, 2008

ISBN

1-281-09991-0

9786611099916

0-8213-7083-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Latin American development forum series

Altri autori (Persone)

PetrowJenny

Disciplina

379.8

Soggetti

Academic achievement - Latin America

Basic education - Latin America - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; Part I: The Central Role of Student Learning; Tables; Figures; Boxes; Part II: A Framework for Understanding Student Learning; Part III: Quality Assurance and Beyond; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In 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



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996384844203316

Autore

Le Muet Pierre <1591-1669.>

Titolo

The art of fair building [[electronic resource] ] : represented in the figures of several uprights of houses, with their ground-plots, fitting for persons of several qualities : wherein is divided each room and office according to their / by Pierre Le Muet ... ; published in English by Robert Pricke .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Robert Pricke ..., 1670

Descrizione fisica

[4], 31, [1] p., [48] leaves of plates : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

PrickeRobert <active 1669-1698.>

Soggetti

Architecture, Domestic - France

Building - France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Maniè€re de bastir pour touttes sortes de personnes.

"Licensed Feb. 1, 1670. Roger L'Estrange"

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Reproduction of original in University of Michigan Libraries.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0171