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centralized education policy
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curriculum reform Latin America
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dropout prevention programs analysis
education
educational equity
Educational Materials
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Escuela Nueva
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grade
Grade Repetition
Guide Classroom Activities
HDI
Held
Improving School Buildings
IPEA
Le Ve
MEC
Minas Gerais
Ministerio De Cultura
Ministry Of Education
PCN
Pe Ci
Pe Rc
Preschool Education
Primary Education In Brazil
santiago
Santiago Del Estero
socioeconomic barriers learning
student retention strategies
Ta Ge
Ta Te
Te Ch
teacher professional development
Teaching Systems
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Product details
- ISBN 9780765602398
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Apr 1999
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The link between economic development and education in Latin America is generally well-recognized. A literate and educated work force is the largest single factor in explaining economic growth. In this study, the editors and contributors survey the various elementary educational systems to investigate the reasons behind the failure of schools to retain students in elementary grades. A group of scholars looks at the current state of education in four countries: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, with a view to designing more effective programs for reducing the dropout and grade repetition rates. For each country studied, there is an overview of the school system, teacher training and attitudes, centralized and decentralized planning, curriculum development, and psychological and environmental issues that contribute to school dropout.
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.
