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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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205956
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Making Education Work: Latin American Ideas and Asian Results Title: Cómo mejorar la educación: Ideas latinoamericanas y resultados asiáticos
Colbert, Vicky; Jesus, Edilberto C. de; Schiefelbein, … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book compares the superlative performance of Asia's conventional systems with the poor performance of Latin America's schools, despite higher spending by the latter. The book showcases a variety of educational innovations developed to respond to Latin America's poor educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772513
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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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655077
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Technologies for Education: Basic Guidelines for Project Evaluation
Severin, Eugenio; Peirano, Claudia; Falck, Denise - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
. Investment in Technologies for Education (TEd), which has the goal of improving the quality of education and making it relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673026
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Access, equity and performance: Education in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
Tsang, Mun C.; Fryer, Michelle; Arevalo, Gregorio - Inter-American Development Bank
-educated workforce with more employable skills. This book examines policy and public financing strategies for education in Barbados … strategic issues related to education financing and development performance. Based on an extensive review of sector and country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772527
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Technologies for Education: Basic Guidelines for Project Evaluation
Severin, Eugenio; Peirano, Claudia; Falck, Denise - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
. Investment in Technologies for Education (TEd), which has the goal of improving the quality of education and making it relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653871
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The State of State Reform in Latin America
Galindo, Arturo; Scartascini, Carlos; Payne, J. Mark; … - Inter-American Development Bank
(financial, industrial, and infrastructure); and social sector institutions (pensions, social protection, and education). In each …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895471
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The Economic Effects of Unions in Latin America: Teachers' Unions and Education in Argentina
Murillo, Maria Victoria; Tommasi, Mariano; Ronconi, Lucas; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This paper considers the effects of trade unions on the education sector in Argentina and the channels of union … class days). Based on estimates of education production functions both in this paper and elsewhere, we expect this to …, education budget and teachers' salaries). Reviewing these results, we conclude that the impact of unions on students …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944321
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944430
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Best Practice Case: TC Project number TC9905059: Ticuna Education Project
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2006
The general objective of this project was to improve the quality of education at the Ticuna indigenous schools in the … people are the principal actors in the transformation of their education system. The outcomes of this program went beyond its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291838