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

• Autore: Vegas Emiliana
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2008]; copyright 2008
• Descrizione fisica: xxii, 238 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 379.8
• Soggetto topico: Academic achievement - Latin America; Basic education - Latin America - Evaluation
• Altri autori: PetrowJenny
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Raising student learning in Latin America
• ISBN: 1-281-09991-0; 9786611099916; 0-8213-7083-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814769803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.