1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464389103321

Titolo

Faith-based schools in Latin America : case studies on Fe y Alegría / / Juan Carlos Parra Osorio and Quentin Wodon, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washing, District of Columbia : , : The World Bank, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-8213-8814-2

0-8213-8694-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

World Bank study

Altri autori (Persone)

OsorioJuan Carlos

WodonQuentin

Disciplina

147

Soggetti

Poor children - Education - Latin America

Educational equalization - Latin America

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Fe y Alegría School Performance and Practices; 1. Introduction; Tables; Table 1.1 Enrollment statistics for Fe y Alegría programs, 2009; 2. Contributions in This Volume; 3. Conclusion; 4. References; Part I Evaluation of Fe y Alegría Programs in República Bolivariana de Venezuela,Colombia and Peru; 2 The Performance of Decentralized School Systems: Evidence from Fe y Alegría in República Bolivariana de Venezuela; 1. Introduction; 2. Related Literature; 3. Data

Table 2.1 Variable means for treated and nontreated4. Econometric Framework; 5. Results; 6. Reasons for Fe y Alegría's Improved Performance; Table 2.2 Results of propensity score matching; 7. Conclusion; 8. References; Annex. Regression Results; Table A.2.1. OLS regression results; 3 Performance of Fe y Alegría High School Students in Colombia: Is It a Matter of Fe (Faith) or Alegría (Joy)?; 1. Introduction; 2. Data and Methodology; Table 3.1. Total number of students and schools in the sample; 3. Results; Table 3.2 Mean value of control variables: Fe y Alegría schools



Table 3.3 Mean value of control variables: other schoolsTable 3.4 Average test scores; Figures; Figure 3.1 Percentage difference between average test scores (Fe y Alegría minus other schools)-before matching; Table 3.5. Percentage difference in test scores after matching (Fe y Alegría minus other schools)-CEM and PSM; Figure 3.2. Percentage difference between average test scores (Fe y Alegría minus other schools)-propensity score matching; Figure 3.3. Percentage difference between average test scores (Fe y Alegría minus other schools)-CEM matching; 4. Conclusion; 5. References

Table 4.4. Development areas defined in curriculum proposalsTable 4.5. Development area: integral communication competencies from the first cycle: written communication (reading); Table 4.6. Development area: communication abilities: reading comprehension sub-abilities: oral reading sub-sub-abilities: for 1st and 2nd grades; 6. Conclusions; 7. References; Annex; Part II Fe y Alegría Experiences A Network That Adapts to Local Realities; 5 Literacy in Elementary Schools; 1. Program Context; Table 5.1. Illiteracy rate (percentage); Table 5.2. Education coverage rate (percentage)

Table 5.3. Dropout rate (percentage)

Sommario/riassunto

Many observers consider Fe y Alegría a successful organization, but very few rigorous evaluations have been conducted. This volume is devoted to an assessment of the performance and selected aspects of the management and pedagogical practices of Fe y Alegría, a federation of Jesuit schools serving approximately one million children in 20 countries, mostly in Latin America. The available quantitative evidence suggests that the federation's schools often do reach the poor, and that students in Fe y Alegría schools tend to perform as well on test scores, if not slightly better than comparable stu



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780844803321

Titolo

Counselling in a multicultural society [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stephen Palmer and Pittu Laungani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1999

ISBN

1-4462-2466-X

1-85702-187-8

0-7619-5065-6

1-282-55957-5

9786612559570

0-85702-187-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 214 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

PalmerStephen <1955->

LaunganiPittu

Disciplina

158.3

Soggetti

Cross-cultural counseling

Psychiatry, Transcultural

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 (p. [204]-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: Counselling in a Multicultural Society; 1 - The Challenges of Counselling in a Multicultural Society; 2 - Culture and Identity: Implications for Counselling; 3 - Culture, Counselling and Racial Issues; 4 - Models of Counselling and Psychotherapy for a Multiethnic Society; 5 - Assessing the Counselling Needs of the Ethnic Minorities in Britain; 6 - Client Centred or Culture Centred Counselling?; 7 - In Search of Effective Counselling Across Cultures; 8 - Developing an Individual Counselling Programme: A Multimodal Perspective

Appendix I - Recommended ReadingAppendix II - Cross-Cultural Counselling and Psychotherapy Centres and Other Relevant Organizations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Addressing cultural issues as they relate to counselling & psychotherapeutic situations, this book sensitizes readers to the cultural & racial setting where counselling occurs, & aims to raise awareness of the needs of those from various cultures.



3.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004371834107536

Autore

Lombardi, Riccardo <1901-1984>

Titolo

Scritti politici 1963-1978 : dal centro-sinistra all'alternativa / Riccardo Lombardi ; a cura di Simona Colarizi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Venezia : Marsilio, 1978

Descrizione fisica

300 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Socialismo oggi. Testi e studi

Altri autori (Persone)

Colarizi, Simona

Disciplina

320.945092

Soggetti

Partito socialista italiano 1963-1978

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia