Publications of Education and learning
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The default privatization of peruvian education and the rise of low-fee private schools: better or worse opportunities for the poor?
The study on which this paper is based set out to explore what was happening in the lowfee private schooling sector in Perú—a growing and un-explored area of public education in the country and in many parts of the developing world—and, more specifi cally, at how parents from poor backgrounds make decisions and navigate the […]
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Peru: Socioeconomic Conditions on Student Achievement
Education in South America is a critical reference guide to development of education in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the education system in each country, focusing particularly on policies and implementation of reforms. Key themes include quality and access, multicultural […]
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Expansión y diversificación de la educación superior universitaria, y su relación con la desigualdad y la segregación
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Equating Children’s PPVT Scores Across Survey Rounds and Age Cohorts in Peru
Young Lives gathers information from children and families through household and child questionnaires as well as children’s cognitive and achievement tests. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) has been used in all survey rounds to date and with both age cohorts. This technical note presents the psychometric analysis performed (using Item Response Theory, IRT) in […]
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Características socioeconómicas y rendimiento de los estudiantes en el Perú
Aportes para el diseño de políticas orientadas a reducir la inequidad del sistema educativo peruano a través de un diagnóstico de la relación entre el nivel socioeconómico (NSE) de los estudiantes y sus familias, y sus oportunidades para aprender.
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One Laptop per Child at Home: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru
This paper presents results from a randomized controlled trial whereby approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use outside the home. Children randomized to receive laptops scored about 0.8 […]
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Apego al terruño: la geografía de los mercados laborales de docentes
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Juventud y desarrollo: resultados iniciales del estudio Niños del Milenio. Cuarta ronda de encuestas en el Perú
Young adults in the older cohort, at age 19, have reached a stage in life where they face critical choices and decisions. A large proportion of them had already completed school, and many are in post-secondary education. However, considerable gender differences were identified in terms of university education and time use, in favour of men. […]
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Nutrición y desarrollo: resultados iniciales del estudio Niños del Milenio. Cuarta ronda de encuestas en el Perú
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