Reform of Vocational and Technical Education
The globalization of markets is creating increasing pressure for educational reform in Latin America.
Analysis
Education in Latin America
Traditional policies , mainly based in expanding coverage to more students,are currently inadequate tothe social and economic changes that are happening in the region.
Teacher Training and Academic Brackground
This report presents the findings of a comparative study about the academic background of teachers in primary and secondary education in the US, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.
Teacher Training in Chile
The Chilean education system has 180,000 teachers and is divided into preschool, elementary, middle, higher, technical and adults. This paper deals with the first four levels. The first three types of schools can be municipal (state funding), private (Private funding) or private subsidized (with mixed funding). To enroll in universities, one…
Measuring Early Childhood Development in Latin America
Measuring early childhood development (ECD) at the national level is crucial for informing policy-making and for evaluating ECD programs in Latin America.
Countering Criminal Violence in Central America
Violent crime in Central America, particularly in the “northern triangle,” is reaching breathtaking levels.
The State of Teacher Policies in Guatemala
This report card seeks to strengthen the capacity of national groups to analyze education policy in Guatemala
Teaching and Learning in Search of New Routes
The criticism of the traditional ways of teaching have gained more strengt against the requirements of a training, which addresses the rapid obsolescence of knowledge and the need to ensure an effective and relevant learning.
Las remesas a México durante el 2016
Aunque en los últimos años la migración mexicana hacia Estados Unidos ha caído notablemente, las remesas no sólo se han mantenido estables, sino que crecieron un 8.8% en 2016. Las razones principales se deben a tres factores claves. Primero, el aumento en el número de mexicanos que envía dinero. Segundo, el uso de sistemas electrónicos para envío de dinero y, tercero, las tasas de cambio.
Economic Status & Remittance Behavior
Although migrants have experienced a modest improvement since the recession, one in three remain in a “vulnerable” financial position.
The Current Educational Reforms
The focus of the reflections will be the Educational reform processes of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay , without ruling references to other ongoing reforms in Brazil and the Dominican Republic.
Education Reform in Chile
The government has taken unprecedented steps to transform and improve the education system.
Natural Gas in Central America
Natural gas has the potential to reduce Central America’s high energy costs and mitigate its dependence on imported oil.
Construcción de la Profesión Docente en América Latina: Tendencias, Temas y Debates
En los últimos años casi todos los países latinoamericanos impulsaron transformaciones que llevaron a un escenario educativo actual bastante más favorable que el de décadas pasadas.
A Future at Stake
There is consensus that education is vital for economic development, social progress and democracy strengthening. However, today, most children in Latin America and the Caribbean have no access to quality education. In fact, Latin-American schools are in crisis and are not educating the youth. Instead of contributing to progress, they…