Laura Randall, Joan B. Anderson

Schooling for Success (eBook, PDF)

Preventing Repetition and Dropout in Latin American Primary Schools

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Produktbeschreibung

In this study, the contributors survey the various elementary educational systems to investigate the reasons behind the failure of schools throughout Latin America to retain students in elementary grades.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315292885
• Artikelnr.: 49352232

Autorenporträt

Laura Randall, professor of economics at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Joan B. Anderson is a professor of economics at the University of San Diego and is co-editor of the Journal of Borderlands Studies. She has authored a large number of journal articles on economic development in Latin America.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introduction and Overview l. Introduction: Education and
Development 2. Causes of Dropping Out from the Perspective of Education
Theory 3. Poverty, Psychology, and Dropouts 4. Fey Alegria: An Alternative
Proposal for Primary Education in Latin America 5. The Role of the State in
Education 6. The Impact of International Organizations on Educational
Policy in Latin America Part II: Basic Education Systems 7. Argentina:
Elementary School Enrollment and Attainment 8. Primary Education in Brazil:
Changes and Prospects 9. Repetition and Quality of Education in Chile 10 .
Basic Education in Mexico: An Overview Part III: Repetition and Dropout
Measurement and Programs 11. Repetition and Dropout in Brazil: Measurement
Issues 12. Argentina: Programs for the Prevention of Repetition and Dropout
and Their Results 13. Government Programs to Eliminate Repetition, School
Dropout, and Exclusion in Brazil 14. Prevention of Repetition and Dropout:
Quality and Equity in the First Years of Primary Education in Chile-Two
Programs to Achieve Them 15. Policies Against School Failure in Mexico-An
Overview Part IV: Decentralization 16. Decentralization of Primary
Education in Argentina 17. School Organization:
Centralization/Decentralization for Primary School 18. Educational
Decentralization in Chile 19. Dropout Rates and Preschooling in a
Decentralizing System: The Case of Mexico, 1992-1996 Part V: Curriculum 20.
Curricular Ideologies: Prescriptions and Normative Traditions in Teaching,
Theories, and Practices 21. Curriculum and Teaching in Brazil: Current
Conditions and Outlook 22. Curriculum and Educational Materials in Chile
23. Prevention of School Failure in Basic Education in Mexico Part VI:
Teaching Conditions: Training and Salaries 24. Teachers' Training, Work
Conditions, and Salary in Argentina 25. Training, Salaries, and Work
Conditions of Teachers of the First Grades of Primary School 26.
Experiences in Training Good Teachers in Work Places 27. The Training and
Employment of Teachers in Mexico Regina Cortina Part VII: Conclusion 28.
Conclusion: Improving Basic Education in Latin America