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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814769803321

Autore

Vegas Emiliana

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2008]

copyright 2008

ISBN

1-281-09991-0

9786611099916

0-8213-7083-9

Descrizione fisica

xxii, 238 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Latin American development forum series

Altri autori (Persone)

PetrowJenny

Disciplina

379.8

Soggetti

Academic achievement - Latin America

Basic education - Latin America - Evaluation

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