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Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2001
This document surveys Bank lending operations designed to fight poverty and enhance social equity, with emphasis on recently approved projects with innovative components. It also surveys a broad range of poverty-related non-lending activities carried out by the Bank over the past two years. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367250
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Sociómetro Title: Sociómetro
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 1990
, both traditional and LAC-specific, including demographics, education, labor market, housing, and income. The indicators are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672898
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Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2001
This document surveys Bank lending operations designed to fight poverty and enhance social equity, with emphasis on recently approved projects with innovative components. It also surveys a broad range of poverty-related non-lending activities carried out by the Bank over the past two years. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653396
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Intergenerational Social Mobility in Latin America: A Review of Existing Evidence Title: Movilidad social intergeneracional en América Latina: Una revision de la evidencia actual
Azevedo, Viviane; Bouillon, César P. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
. While intergenerational education mobility has improved in recent decades, which may increase income mobility for younger … social exclusion, low access to higher education, and labor market discrimination.Abstract: Este artículo hace una revisión …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672815
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Social Exclusion in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Marshall, Jeffery H.; Calderón, Valentina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This study provides detailed accounting of the current levels of social exclusion in education and factors contributing … to them. It provides a quantitative and qualitative accounting and profiling of social exclusion in education in the … contextual factors intervening in the delivery of a quality education at all levels to socially excluded groups, particularly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653612
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Social Exclusion in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Marshall, Jeffery H.; Calderón, Valentina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This study provides detailed accounting of the current levels of social exclusion in education and factors contributing … to them. It provides a quantitative and qualitative accounting and profiling of social exclusion in education in the … contextual factors intervening in the delivery of a quality education at all levels to socially excluded groups, particularly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009199056
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Home Computers and Child Outcomes: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru
Beuermann, Diether Wolfgang; Cristia, Julian; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper presents results from a randomized control trial in which approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943842
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The One Laptop Per Child Initiative: A Framework for Latin America and the IDB
Navarro, Juan Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The One Laptop Per Child initiative is an educational program that aims at deploying millions of rugged, ultra low-cost, individually connected laptop computers to the majority of children in developing nations that today lack access to such devices.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741898
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Evaluación del Programa "Una Laptop por Niño" en Perú: Resultados y Perspectivas Title: Evaluation of the "Una Laptop por Niño" Program in Peru: Results and Perspectives
Santiago, Ana; Cueto, Santiago; Thompson, Jennelle; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
themselves. The use of technologies in education is not a magic and rapid solution through which educational problems and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010674019
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Desarrollo de una agenda de investigación para la computación ubicua en las escuelas
Zucker, Andrew A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
Un obstáculo mayor para el uso de las computadoras en las escuelas ha sido la dificultad de acceso cuando y donde fuera necesario. Es evidente que existe una realidad nueva y diferente en los miles de salones de clase de escuelas primarias y secundarias donde cada estudiante tiene su propia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652928