Publications of Certificación de competencias laborales en educadoras de los Centros CAIF y las Casas Comunitarias de Cuidado (CCC) en Uruguay
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Certificación de competencias laborales en educadoras de los Centros CAIF y las Casas Comunitarias de Cuidado (CCC) en Uruguay
The study conducted in Uruguay analyzed the training and certification processes for early childhood educators in Child and Family Care Centers (CAIF) and Community Care Centers (CCC).
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Reconocer y retribuir el cuidado: lecciones de la certificación de competencias laborales de trabajadoras de programas de atención y educación de la primera infancia en Ecuador
The study analyzed the training and certification processes for educators in the Creciendo con Nuestros Hijos (CNH) and Centros de Desarrollo Infantil (CDI) services, combining a survey of 5,932 educators, seven focus groups with educators from both modalities, and 25 interviews with technical and senior officials from the Ministry of Human Development (MDH). The aim […]
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The Rule of Law, Collective Action, and Growth: Micro Evidence from Peru
The mechanisms through which the rule of law supports economic development and the conditions under which it emerges are enduring issues. This study estimates the effect of historic social ties on rule enforcement and of rule enforcement on collective action. Data from nearly 1,000 vendors across 90 self-governed food markets in Lima reveal that markets […]
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When choice matters: The asymmetric effects of precommitment implementation on healthy food choice
This paper investigates the role of precommitment in making healthy food choices, using a lab-in-the-field experiment embedded in the Young Lives longitudinal study in Peru. Leveraging the fact that participants were scheduled for a blood test and would therefore require a snack afterwards, we elicited participants’ snack choice from a predefined set. Participants were asked […]
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The Making and Unmaking of Education Reforms in Countries with Weak States
The centrality of the state for education policy analysis is a well-established idea. But many analyses take for granted what appear to be the traits of stronger states, with strong institutions and capacities to define, legitimise and implement policy agendas. Such assumptions are problematic when considering the role of the state in education in Latin […]
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¿Qué hemos aprendido del estudio longitudinal Niños del Milenio en el Perú? Nuevos hallazgos y desafíos pendientes (2018-2025)
Niños del Milenio, conocido internacionalmente como Young Lives, es una investigación de largo plazo que estudia cómo cambian la pobreza y las oportunidades de niñas, niños y jóvenes en países de ingresos bajos y medios. Durante más de dos décadas, el estudio ha seguido de cerca a dos grupos en el Perú: quienes tenían alrededor […]
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Solo una ilusión: Cambios en las aspiraciones y en el logro de las metas educativas y laborales de los niños y niñas en el Perú
La creencia en los retornos de la educación ha motivado a los estudiantes peruanos a aspirar a estándares más altos tanto en el ámbito académico como laboral. Este estudio analiza la evolución de las aspiraciones educativas y ocupacionales de los niños y niñas en el Perú hasta la culminación de la educación básica, y evalúa […]
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Streaks to success: The effects of highlighting streaks on student effort and learning
The authors examine whether highlighting streaks—instances of repeated and consecutive behavior when completing learning tasks—encourages 4th to 6th grade students in Peru to increase their use of an online math platform and improve learning. 60,000 students were randomly assigned to receive messages that (i) highlighted streaks, (ii) provided personalized reminders with positive reinforcement, (iii) provided […]
