Publications of Education and learning
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Explaining an overcoming marginalization in education: ethnic/language minorities in Peru
In the past few decades, education in Peru has shown increased enrolment, especially in primary schools, but low achievement as measured by national and international standard tests in reading comprehension and mathematics. However, averages hide wide disparities in educational outcomes, which are often influenced by individual and family characteristics. Among these, coming from a family […]
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Impacto del programa Juntos sobre nutrición temprana
An extensive literature suggests that investments in early stages of the life cycle have long-term implications on accumulated human capital, which in turn has effects on the performance of individuals in the labour market. This paper explores the impact of the conditional cash transfer programme Juntos on the nutritional status of children under 5 years […]
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‘I’d rather be hit with a stick… Grades are sacred’: students’ perceptions of discipline and authority in a public high school in Peru
This working paper discusses views and experiences of discipline and punishment in everyday schooling among a group of boys and girls aged between 14 and 16 years old, who are attending a public high school in an urban Andean city in Peru. It draws on data collected using a range of a qualitative methods, including […]
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“Podemos aprender mejor”. Percepciones de los niños, niñas y adolescentes peruanos sobre su educación: un estudio en Lima, Piura, Ucayali y Ayacucho
This book presents the results of the study “Perceptions of children and adolescents from public schools about their education”, carried out between June and December 2010 in rural and urban schools in four regions of the country. The purpose of this study was to gather the point of view of children and adolescents on various […]
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Menos desiguales: la distribución del ingreso luego de las reformas estructurales
Menos desiguales: la distribución del ingreso luego de las reformas estructurales.
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La situación de la educación en Ayacucho: una mirada desde el enfoque basado en los derechos humanos
A general overview is shown, with the main educational indicators in the region, both quantitative and qualitative. It was found that Ayacucho is slightly below the national average. Also, among the most relevant findings, it was found that for the educational community the biggest problem has to do with the figure of the teacher and […]
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Políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación
El documento centra las políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación que deberá adoptar el próximo gobierno para garantizar la sostenibilidad del crecimiento económico experimentado en los últimos once años.
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Estado de la niñez en el Perú 2011
El Mimeo presenta tanto las mejoras en los últimos años como las inequidades en términos del cumplimiento de los derechos de niñas, niños y adolescentes peruanos en el ámbito nacional, regional y local.
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Descentralización funcional y presupuestal de la educación pública en el Perú: un balance de avances y desafíos
The article presents a diagnosis of the funding and budget management of the public education in Peru in a context of a political decentralization process that has implied the transfer of education competencies and functions to the sub national governments. Based on the analysis of the legal framework, budget information and evidence obtained through case […]
