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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960097103321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington DC : , : World Bank, , [2011]

copyright 2011

ISBN

9780821388143

0821388142

9780821386941

0821386948

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

pages cm

Collana

World Bank study

Altri autori (Persone)

OsorioJuan Carlos

WodonQuentin

Disciplina

379.2/6098

Soggetti

Poor children - Education - Latin America

Educational equalization - Latin America

Latin America

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