This paper provides an analysis of the organization of secondary schools in Latin America and the Caribbean. It deals with the confusing and controversial matters of providing schools for an increasingly heterogeneous clientele and the triple role of preparing students for higher education,...

This paper examines the current status of secondary education in Latin America in the context of world-wide economic changes and identifies a wide variety of policy options for ensuring that secondary education can play a positive role in the region's economic and social development. The paper...

This paper has detailed institutional reviews of post-secondary education in five countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago. Except for Guyana, which was prepared by the author, these reviews are summaries of case studies prepared by consultants from the Association of...

This paper examines post-secondary education in five countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago. A fundamental assumption of this paper is that educational institutions must be expanded and strengthened to help the Caribbean compete. The paper does not examine in any...

The promise of technology and the need for caution in its application were the topics of the Seminar on Education in the Information Age held in Cartagena, Colombia on July 1997, sponsored by the IDB and the Global Information Infrastructure Commission. This book brings together the experience...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Educación del Diálogo Regional de Política para la VI Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 19 y 20 de febrero de 2004.

There is a growing regional consensus on the need for reform and its urgency in Latin America and the Caribbean. Education reform is driven by growth productivity and global competitiveness concerns, as well as concerns for social equity. The IDB shares with its borrowing member countries a long...

This paper provides an analysis of the organization of secondary schools in Latin America and the Caribbean. It deals with the confusing and controversial matters of providing schools for an increasingly heterogeneous clientele and the triple role of preparing students for higher education,...