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Quality Assurance and Large Scale Reform: Lessons for Chile

Hopkins, David - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This synthesis report begins with a brief overview of the education system in Chile and the expressed need for a …

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Theory and Evidence on Teacher Policies in Developed and Developing Countries Title: Teoría y evidencia sobre las políticas docentes en países desarrollados y en desarrollo

Vegas, Emiliana; Ganimian, Alejandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

The past decade has seen the emergence of numerous rigorous impact evaluations of teacher policies. This paper reviews the economic theory and empirical evidence on eight teacher policy goals: (1) setting clear expectations for teachers; (2) attracting the best into teaching; (3) preparing...

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Continuous Improvement in Community District #2, New York City

Elmore, Richard F.; Burney, Deanna - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

Community School District #2, in New York City, has been engaged in a long-term process of system-wide instructional improvement, now in its eleventh year. This process involves, among other things, heavy investments in professional development for teachers and principals that are focused on...

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Investing in Teacher Learning: Staff Development and Instructional Improvement in Community School District #2, New York City

Burney, Deanna; Elmore, Richard F. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

The context for this paper is a general concern among educational reformers and students of educational reform about the role of local school districts in the improvement of teaching and learning in schools.

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Beyond Chalk and Talk: Experimental Math and Science Education in Argentina

Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Cabrol, Marcelo; Ibarrarán, Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

Primary-school students in Argentina score low in international assessments of learning, particularly in math and science. To help remedy this situation, the Inter-American Development Bank is supporting a pilot study to identify pedagogical models that will enhance learning.

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Cost-Effectiveness of Education Policies in Latin America: A Survey of Expert Opinion

Schiefelbein, Ernesto; Wolff, Laurence; Schiefelbein, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

ministry of education. Each respondent was asked to estimate the impact of 40 possible primary school interventions on learning …

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School Principals in Latin America and the Caribbean: Leaders for Change or Subjects of Change?

Borden, Allison M. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

The purpose of this paper is to analyze three broad themes related to school principals: (1) the role of the school principal, (2) the preparation of principals to assume new roles, and (3) directions for future research on principals and their work.

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Teacher Training in Latin America: Innovations and Trends

Navarro, Juan Carlos; Verdisco, Aimee - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

education reforms under way in most countries. Large investments in teacher training, both pre-service and in-service have been … of teacher training components in education reforms. This demand reflects widespread disappointment with the …

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Why We Should End Reforms in Education

McGinn, Noel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

Education reforms are a constant social and political activity. Teachers have received more training, classes are … in cognitive psychology and advances in science. Literacy rates have risen notably and the average level of education in … and inputs, criticisms of public education have grown more intense and extensive. Why have reforms become more common even …

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Secondary Education: Critical Policy Issues Title: Educación secundaria: Temas críticos para la formulación de políticas

Alvarez, Benjamin - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

The purpose of this report is to identify critical issues for consideration in the development of secondary education …

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