Education in South America. (2015 copyright 2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Simon Schwartzman.
• Other Names: Schwartzman, Simon, 1939-
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK) -- Introduction: Regional Overview, Simon Schwartzman (Institute for Studies on Labor and Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) -- 1. Argentina: Public Policies in Education Since 2001, Juan Carlos Tedesco (National University of San Martín, Argentina) -- 2. Argentina: Rethinking Government Models of Education, Silvine Gvirtz, Angela Oria and Esteban Torre (Equality Connect, Conectar Igualdad, Buenos Aires, Argentina) -- 3. Bolivia: Perspectives and Challenges for Multicultural Education, Fabricia de Andrade Ramos and Mauricio Blanco Cossio (AFortiori Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) -- 4. Brazil: Role of States and Municipalities in the Implementation of Education Policies, Maria Helena Guimares de Castro (State Foundation for Data Analysis [SEADE], So Paulo, Brazil) -- 5. Brazil: Curriculum of Basic Education, Guiomar Namo de Mello (State Board of Education, So Paulo, Brazil) -- 6. Brazil: Why José Can't Read, Joo Batista Araújo e Oliveira (Alfa e Beto Institute, Brazil) -- 7. Brazil: Costs and Economic Benefits of Education, Fernando Veloso and Fernando de Holanda Barbosa Filho (Brazilian Institute of Economics, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Brazil) -- 8. Chile: The Evolution of Educational Policy, 1980-2014, Christián Bellei and Xavier Vanni (University of Chile, Santiago) -- 9. Chile: Effectiveness of Teacher Education, Beatrice Ávalos (University of Chile, Santiago) -- 10. Chile: The Quality of For-profit Schooling. Gregory Elacqua (Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile) -- 11. Colombia: Upper Secondary Education Reform. Martha Laverne Toscano (Formerly Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank) -- 12. Colombia: Public-Private Partnership to Support Decentralized Education, Santiago Isaza (Luker Foundation, Manizales, Colombia) -- 13. Colombia: Comprehensive Care for Early Childhood, Marina Camargo Abello (La Sabana University, Bogotá, Colombia) -- 14. Ecuador: Collaboration Around the Ten-Year Education Plan, Orazio Bellettini, Adriana Arellano and Wendy Espín, Grupo FARO, Quito, Ecuador -- 15. Ecuador: Attempting a Radical Educational Transformation. 2007-2014, Pablo Cevallos Estarellas and Daniela Bramwell (San Francisco de Quito University, Ecuador) -- 16. Paraguay: An Overview, Cynthia Brizuela (National University of Pilar, Paraguay) -- 17. Peru: Socioeconomic Conditions on Student Achievement, Santiago Cueto, Juan León and Alejandra Miranda (Group for Analysis and Development [GRADE], Lima, Peru) -- 18. Uruguay: Incentives and Teacher Evaluation, Denise Valliant (University ORT, Montevideo, Uruguay) -- 19. Venezuela: Political and Institutional Transition, 1999-2014, Mabel Mundó (Central University of Venezuela, Caracas) -- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (416 pages)
• Subjects: 370.98; Multicultural education; Education -- South America; Comparative education; EDUCATION / Comparative; EDUCATION / Reference; Education -- Comparative; Education -- Reference; Education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472592477; 1472592476
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