Publication

Raising Student Learning in Latin America : The Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

Petrow, Jenny, Vegas, Emiliana

2008

Overview

Improving student learning is the key challenge for education in Latin America and the Caribbean. This book is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on the central role of student learning in education. Chapter one examines why student learning outcomes are important. Chapter two analyzes the extent to which learning takes place in schools in the region. Chapter three discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of generating and using information on student learning to raise the quality of education. Part two reviews the evidence on the factors and policies that affect student learning. It first presents a conceptual framework that facilitates understanding of the factors that influence student learning. It then reviews the evidence on the impact on student learning of economic, political, and social conditions (chapter four); student endowments and behaviors (chapter five); school endowments and behaviors (chapter six); and institutional factors and policies (chapter seven). Part three focuses on quality assurance and beyond. Chapter eight examines evidence from countries that have succeeded in achieving high levels of learning among most, if not all, students, in order to present policy options on education quality assurance. Chapter nine summarizes the book's main messages and discusses unanswered questions.

• Publisher: Washington, DC: World Bank
• Subject: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT / ACADEMIC COMMUNITY / ACCESS TO EDUCATION / ACCESS TO INFORMATION / ACCESS TO LEARNING / ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION / ACCESS TO SCHOOLS / ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION / ENROLLMENT / EQUAL ACCESS / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / EQUITABLE ACCESS / ETHNIC GROUPS / EVALUATION OF EDUCATION / FUTURE RESEARCH / GIRLS / HIGHER EDUCATION / HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY / HIGHER TEST SCORES / HIGHLY SKILLED INDIVIDUALS / HUMAN CAPITAL / HUMAN DEVELOPMENT / HUMAN RIGHTS / INDEXES / INSTRUCTION / INSTRUCTIONAL TIME / INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION / INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT / INTERVENTIONS / INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION / INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION / LABOR FORCE / LABOR MARKETS / LEARNERS / LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES / LEARNING OUTCOMES / LEVEL OF EDUCATION / LIFE SKILLS / LITERACY / LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT / LITERACY RATE / LITERACY SKILLS / LITERACY SURVEY / LITERATURE / MATERNAL EDUCATION / MATH SCORES / MATH TEST / MATHEMATICS / MORAL VALUES / NATIONAL ASSESSMENT / NATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS / NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS / NATIONAL SCHOOL / NONFORMAL EDUCATION / NUMBER OF STUDENTS / NUTRITION / PARENTAL PARTICIPATION / PARITY / PERFORMANCE INDICATORS / PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS / PERSONALITY / PHYSICAL ABILITIES / PRIMARY EDUCATION / PRIMARY LEVEL / PRIMARY SCHOOL / PRIMARY SCHOOLING / PRIMARY SCHOOLS / PRIMARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS / PRIVATE SCHOOLS / PUBLIC EDUCATION / PUPIL EXPENDITURE / QUALITY ASSURANCE / QUALITY EDUCATION / QUALITY OF EDUCATION / QUALITY SCHOOLS / RACIAL INEQUALITIES / READERS / READING / REASONING / RESEARCH FINDINGS / RESEARCHERS / RETURN TO EDUCATION / RETURNS TO EDUCATION / RIGHT TO EDUCATION / RURAL AREAS / RURAL SCHOOLS / SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT / SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS / SCHOOL CURRICULA / SCHOOL DAY / SCHOOL ENROLLMENT / SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE / SCHOOL LEARNING / SCHOOL LEVEL / SCHOOL MANAGEMENT / SCHOOL PROGRAM / SCHOOL QUALITY / SCHOOL STAFF / SCHOOL SYSTEM / SCHOOLING / SCHOOLS / SCIENCE SCORES / SCIENCE STUDY / SECONDARY EDUCATION / SECONDARY SCHOOL / SECONDARY STUDENTS / SKILL LEVELS / SKILLED INDIVIDUALS / SKILLED WORKERS / SMALL SCHOOLS / SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT / SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY / STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT / STUDENT ASSESSMENT / STUDENT ASSESSMENTS / STUDENT LEARNING / STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES / STUDENT OUTCOMES / STUDENT PERFORMANCE / STUDENT SKILLS / SUBJECT MATTER / SUBJECTS / TEACHER / TEACHER REQUIREMENTS / TEACHER TRAINING / TEACHERS / TEACHING / TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE / TERTIARY EDUCATION / UNIVERSAL EDUCATION / UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION / UNIVERSAL PRIMARY ENROLLMENT / UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION / VULNERABLE CHILDREN / WORK EXPERIENCE / WORKERS / YOUTH
• ISBN: 9780821370827, 0821370820