Education and Learning
In the past several years, there have been improvements in Peruvian education. For example, enrollment rates have increased, and there is an observable trend toward improvement in standardized test scores. However, there is still much to be done in terms of the quality, equality, and relevance of education in Peru.
Therefore, all GRADE studies focus on identifying the existing challenges for the Peruvian educational system in achieving its intended impact on society. In these studies, GRADE researchers place significant emphasis on educational inequality. As such, our researchers have conducted studies on the effects of poverty, living in rural areas, race and ethnicity (with a focus on indigenous peoples and the Afro-Peruvian community), and disability on educational opportunities and success. GRADE researchers have likewise incorporated a gender component into many studies.
Informed by these studies as well as others, GRADE researchers have been directly involved in policy debates in numerous sectors of government, including those of the Ministry of Education and other institutions working on topics in education.
Senior Researchers
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Lorena Alcázar Valdivia
PhD en Economics - Washington University
Lorena has a BA in Economics from the Pacific University in Peru, a Master’s Degree in Political and International Economy from the Kiel Institute of World Economics, and a PhD in Economics from Washington University. She is currently a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE). Previously, she served as Vice-President […]
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María Balarin Bonazzi
PhD en Educational Policy - University of Bath
María is a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) where she has a broad portfolio of both applied and academic research. Her applied work focuses on the analysis and qualitative evaluation of educational and social policies, with a special focus on processes of policy implementation. Her academic work has mostly focused […]
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Martín Benavides Abanto (on leave)
PhD en Sociology - Pennsylvania State University
Martín Benavides has a PhD in Sociology from Pennsylvania State University where he also attained a Master’s Degree in Education Policy. He has a degree in Sociology and a BA in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, and has been a visiting student on issues of social mobility and inequality at Nuffield College […]
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Santiago Cueto Caballero
PhD en Educational Psychology - Indiana University
Santiago Cueto holds a degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a PhD in the same field from Indiana University in the United States. He has been a Visiting Researcher at the University of California at Davis and the University of Oxford. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE, […]
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Gabriela Guerrero Barnechea
PhD en Educational Sciences - KU Leuven
Gabriela Guerrero has a PhD in Educational Sciences from the KU Leuven in Belgium and a Master’s Degree in Development Studies with a major in Public Policy from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She is currently a […]
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Juan León Jara-Almonte
PhD en - Pennsylvania State University
Juan has a PhD in Educational Theory and Policy and Comparative & International Education from Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with mention in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher at GRADE. His research interests are inequality in education, intercultural bilingual education, early […]
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Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui
M.A. en Sociology - Johns Hopkins University
Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui graduated in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She obtained her MA and concluded her doctoral studies in Sociology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She has worked for GRADE as a Senior Researcher since 1985 and was Executive Director of the institution between 1988 and 1998. Her […]
Associated Researchers
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Carmela Chávez Irigoyen
PhD en - Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Carmela Chávez Irigoyen holds a PhD in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, where she also obtained a Degree in Sociology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences. She has a Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Human Rights and a Master’s Degree in Fundamental Rights from the Carlos III University in Madrid. […]
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Vanessa Rojas Arangoitia
PhD en - Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Vanessa holds a PhD in Sociology from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has a degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Her work has focused on the anthropology of education and childhood, addressing issues of educational transitions, child welfare, educational quality and power relations. During 2012, she […]
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Néstor Valdivia Vargas
PhD candidate en Sociology - El Colegio de México
Néstor Valdivia is studying for a PhD in Sociology at El Colegio de México and holds a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He is currently an Associate Researcher at GRADE in the fields of poverty and equality, education, the labor market and human development. He has worked on development and […]
Adjunct Researchers
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Antonio Campos Flores
PhD candidate en - University of San Andrés, Argentina
Antonio is a PhD Candidate in Economics from the University of San Andrés in Argentina. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of San Andrés and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He has been a coordinator of educational policy evaluations at the Ministry of […]
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Liliana Miranda Molina
Master en - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Liliana has a master’s degree in Education Research from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). She worked at the Ministry of Education (MINEDU), first as Head of MINEDU’s Quality Measurement Unit and then as Vice-Minister of Pedagogical Management. Currently, Liliana is an Adjunct […]
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María Fernanda Rodríguez García
Master en - Cambridge University
María Fernanda holds a master’s degree in Education, Globalization & International Development from Cambridge University in United Kingdom and a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She returns to GRADE as an Adjunct Researcher.
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Paola Sarmiento Huerta
Master in Arts en - University of British Columbia
Paola holds a MA on Educational Policy from University of British Columbia (UBC) and has a degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She has been part of educational reform processes in Peru such as the Public Teaching Career and the University Reform. In addition, she has been a member of the […]
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Claudia Sugimaru Arakaki
Máster en Educational Sciences - KU Leuven
Claudia holds a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences from KU Leuven in Belgium and a degree in Psychology with a major in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Currently, she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE.
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Jessica Tapia Soriano
Master en - Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Jessica holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences with an orientation on Education from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina. Currently she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE and the Pedagogical Coordinator of the Growing with Multigrade Rural Schools in Peru (CREER) Project.
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Verónica Villarán Bedoya
Master en - Social Sciences with an orientation on Education
Verónica holds a Degree in Social Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a Master’s degree in Social Sciences with an orientation on Education from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina. Between 2011 and 2014 she worked at the Ministry of Education, first as Director of Educational Research and Documentation and […]
External Consultants
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Marcela Ponce de León
Master en - University College London
Marcela holds a Master in Policy Studies in Education from the University College London, UK and has a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She returns to GRADE as a consultant for the “Design of an evidence-based project on early childhood development in Peru for the Porticus Foundation” project lead by Gabriela […]
Research Assistants
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Gera Ríos Espinoza
Graduate en -
Gera is a graduate of Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Gera is a research assistant in the “Conecta Ideas” project.
Project Support Staff
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Mónica Lizama Egoavil
Degree en - National Agrarian University
Mónica studied Statistical and Computer Science Engineer at the National University Agrarian La Molina. Currently she is the Data Manager for Young Lives in Peru. Before joining Young Lives, Mónica worked as a statistics assistant at the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics (INEI) and the International Nutrition Institute (IIN).
External Affiliated Researchers
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David Baker
PhD en - Johns Hopkins University
David P. Baker is Professor of Education and Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on the impact of education on individuals and societies, international comparisons of school organization, academic outcomes, and educational policy. His most recent book is The Schooled Society: The Educational Transformation of Global Culture. Palo Alto CA: Stanford University […]
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Jere R. Behrman
Ph.D. en - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Behrman is a leading international researcher in empirical microeconomics, with emphasis on developing economies. He is also a Research Associate at Penn’s Population Studies Center. His research interests include empirical microeconomics, labor economics, human resources (early childhood development, education, health, nutrition), project evaluation, economic demography, incentive systems and household behaviors. The unifying dimension of […]
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Marjorie Chinen
PhD en - University of California
Marjorie is a Ph.D. in Education with emphasis on Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Research Methodology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has over 15 years of experience in project management, technical assistance, research and fieldwork in international development. She has led multiple projects in different areas of education, and designed and […]
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Marta Favara
PhD en - University of Essex
Marta is a Senior Researcher at the Oxford Department of International Development at the University of Oxford where she is leading the quantitative research agenda of Young Lives since 2015. She is also a Research Fellow at the Oxford Martin School Programme on African Governance and an IZA Research Affiliate. Before joining Young Lives, she […]
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Sonia Laszlo
PhD en - University of Toronto
Sonia Laszlo is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development. Her main research areas cover many aspects of applied microeconomic analysis in economic development: rural development, access to markets, and the relationship between income, health and education in economic development. In addition to using traditional analytic tools […]
Visiting Researchers
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Claudia Galindo
PhD en - Pennsylvania State University
Claudia holds a Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Policy and Comparative & International Education from Pennsylvania State University, and a post-doctoral degree in Social Organization of Schools from Johns Hopkins University. She is an Associated Professor at University of Maryland, Baltimore County where she teaches in the fields of educational inequalities, inmigration and research methodologies.
Publications
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Masificación educativa y diversificación institucional. Discursos y diseños organizacionales en universidades privadas de bajo costo en el Perú
2021 Carmela Chávez
This research addresses the phenomenon of the low-cost private university (UPBC) in Peru, analyzing the institutional discourses of two case studies, as well as the educational narratives of its students. Two research questions are posed, the first of a descriptive nature that seeks to know how their educational actors are and from what paradigms they […]
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JournalInternational Journal of Epidemiology
Cohort Profile Update: The Young Lives study
2021 Marta Favara, Gina Crivello, Mary Penny, Catherine Porter, Ellanka Revathi, Alan Sanchez, Douglas Scott, Le Thuc Duc, Tassew Woldehanna, Andy McKay
• Young Lives is a longitudinal study tracking two cohorts of children in four low-and-middle-income countries [Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam]. • The survey started in 2002 and three rounds were completed by 2009. Two further rounds took place in 2013 (round 4) and 2016 (round 5). Most recently the round planned for 2020 was […]
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El derecho a estudiar: Inclusión de niñas, niños y adolescentes migrantes venezolanos al sistema educativo peruano
2021 Lorena Alcazar, Maria Balarin
Perú es, después de Colombia, el país a donde más familias venezolanas han emigrado en búsqueda de nuevas oportunidades. Al ingresar al país, las niñas, niños y adolescentes venezolanos y sus familias se enfrentan a situaciones de vulnerabilidad social debido a su condición de personas migrantes. Si bien el Estado peruano ha hecho importantes esfuerzos […]
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The slow development process of educational policies in Peru
Examining educational policy in Latin America: comprehensive insights into contemporary reform2021 Maria Balarin
This book synthesizes and analyzes the complex map of educational reforms in Latin America in the first two decades of the 21st century. The book offers insights into the agendas, processes and political economy of educational reforms in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The chapters present systematic, critical and reflective accounts of an intense […]
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Aprendiendo matemática de manera divertida desde el hogar: factores asociados al uso de la plataforma online Conecta Ideas
2021 Claudia Sugimaru, Carla Glave
El objetivo de la investigación consiste en analizar los factores asociados al uso en el hogar de la plataforma online “Conecta Ideas” por parte de estudiantes de 4to de primaria de instituciones públicas de Lima Metropolitana en el año 2019. El estudio se basa en un Modelo de Aceptación de Tecnología (TAM), el cual predice […]
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Early childhood development: wealth, the nurturing environment and inequality first results from the PRIDI database
2016
This paper presents findings from the Regional Project on Child Development Indicators, PRIDI for its acronym in Spanish. PRIDI created a new tool, the Engle Scale, for evaluating development in children aged 24 to 59 months in four domains: cognition, language and communication, socio-emotional and motor skills. It also captures and identifies factors associated with […]
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Accessing Higher Education in Developing Countries: Panel Data Analysis from India, Peru, and Vietnam
2016Alan Sanchez, ,
We use unique individual-level panel data from India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru, and Vietnam on a cohort of individuals surveyed from the age of 8 years to 19 years to study factors affecting enrolment in higher-education in these middle-income countries. We document (a) that similar to nationally representative data, the proportion having accessed higher-education at this […]
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Impacto de Educación Inicial Sobre Desempeño Académico
2016
El Ministerio de Educación del Perú (MINEDU) lleva implementando en los últimos 5 años una ambiciosa campaña de expansión de la educación inicial, con el propósito de cerrar brechas en acceso a educación temprana. El objetivo de incrementar el acceso a educación inicial es mejorar la preparación de los estudiantes al ingresar a primaria a […]
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El gasto público en infancia y niñez en América Latina y el Caribe ¿Cuánto y cuán efectivo?
2016Lorena Alcazar, Alan Sanchez,
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Evaluación de diseño e implementación del Bono de Incentivo al Desempeño Escolar del Ministerio de Educación
2016
El objetivo de este documento es realizar una apreciación sistemática y objetiva sobre el diseño y la implementación del Bono de Incentivo al Desempeño Escolar (BDE) otorgado en su primer año de implementación (2014). En base a este análisis se busca conocer si la estrategia propuesta y los procesos a través de los cuales se […]
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JournalAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Postinfancy growth, schooling, and cognitive achievement: Young Lives
2013, , Santiago Cueto, ,
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JournalHigher Education
What to do next: an exploratory study of the post-secondary decisions of American students
2013Juan Leon, ,
Research on college choices is the new tool used by Higher Educational Institutions to help them identify the influences and factors affecting potential student populations. To measure the growing rate of working students in higher education, we propose to examine the
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JournalMaternal & Child Nutrition
What Difference Can Fathers Make?: Early Paternal Absence Compromises Peruvian Children’s Growth
2013, , , Santiago Cueto,
Impacto de la presencia del padre durante la infancia y la niñez en la talla para la edad (puntaje Z o HAZ por sus siglas en inglés) de niños a los 5 años de edad. Los datos provienen de una cohorte de Niños del Milenio de Perú.
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JournalJournal of Biosocial Science
Understanding the association between maternal education and use of health services in Ghana: exploring the role of health knowledge
2012Juan Leon,
This paper examines the role of health knowledge in the association between mothers' education and use of maternal and child health services in Ghana.
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JournalRevista Peruana de Investigación Educativa
Descentralización funcional y presupuestal de la educación pública en el Perú: un balance de avances y desafíos
2011Lorena Alcazar, Nestor Valdivia,
Un diagnóstico de la gestión presupuestal de la educación pública en un contexto de descentralización política que ha implicado la transferencia de competencias y funciones educativas a los gobiernos subnacionales.
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Lejos (aún) de la equidad: la persistencia de las desigualdades educativas en el Perú
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007Martín Benavides,
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Las evaluaciones nacionales e internacionales de rendimiento escolar en el Perú: balance y perspectivas
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007Santiago Cueto,
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Paisaje, territorio y recursos
Imágenes de la Tierra, Archivo Pintura Campesina2006Manuel Glave,
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Autonomía y regulación externa: tensiones en la profesionalización docente
El oficio de docente: vocación, trabajo y profesión en el siglo XXI -
Oportunidades de aprendizaje y rendimiento en comunicación integral de estudiantes en tercer y cuarto grado de primaria en Lima y Ayacucho
Los desafíos de la escolaridad en el Perú: estudios sobre los procesos pedagógicos, los saberes previos y el rol de las familias2006Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, , ,
Se describirán las oportunidades de aprendizaje en comunicación integral de los estudiantes de tercer y cuarto grados de primaria en 20 escuelas de Lima y Ayacucho, buscando explicar su aprendizaje durante el año.
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Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica.
2002Lorena Alcazar,
Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica. Cinco boletines: descentralización I y II, corrupción, empleo y educación
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Las Familias y el Financiamiento de la Educación Pública en el Perú
2001,
Las Familias y el Financiamiento de la Educación Pública en el Perú.
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Los Programas de Desayunos Escolares / El “benchmark” o análisis comparativo internacional
2001Santiago Cueto, ,
Los Programas de Desayunos Escolares / El "benchmark" o análisis comparativo internacional.
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The use and impact of educational information in Latin America
2005Santiago Cueto,
Resultados del I concurso de investigación del Fondo de Investigaciones Educativas sobre el tema ¿Cómo se usa y qué impacto tiene la información empírica en el mejoramiento de los sistemas educativos en América Latina?
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Educación, procesos pedagógicos y equidad: cuatro informes de investigación
2004Martín Benavides,
Los artículos que forman parte de este libro tienen como preocupación común el investigar la manera cómo los procesos educativos en el Perú se relacionan con distintas formas de desigualdad.
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¿Es posible mejorar la educación peruana?: evidencias y posibilidades
2004Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui, Martín Benavides, Santiago Cueto,
Cinco estudios acerca de diversos aspectos de la educación peruana, que han sido realizados sobre la base de investigaciones y evidencias empíricas para contribuir al diseño de políticas públicas.
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Las pérdidas en el camino, fugas en el gasto público: transferencias municipales, vaso de leche y sector educación
2003Lorena Alcazar, , ,
Ante los deplorables indicadores sociales del Perú, surge la pregunta si el estado gasta poco en educación, salud y nutrición o si se debe a servicios ineficientes. ¿Gastamos poco o mal? La respuesta es: ambos.
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Participación comunitaria en el monitoreo de las actividades mineras: los casos de Vicos y de San Mateo de Huanchor
2002Juana Kuramoto,
Este libro resume las actividades y conclusiones a las que se llegaron en la investigación "Participación Comunitaria en el Monitoreo de Actividades Mineras: Los Casos de Vicos y de San Mateo de Huanchor".
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Projects
- Field-work supervision of the impact evaluation of the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Program.October 2010
- Reference framework of learning standards in the SINEACE – IPEBA ConferenceOctober 2010 - November 2010
- Impact Evaluation of the One Laptop per Child ProgramSeptember 2010 - December 2010
- Systematic review of the literature on how to increase teacher attendance in developing countriesJune 2010 - January 2011
- Exploring factors associated with cognitive abilities of the adult urban population in PeruJune 2010 - September 2010
- Technical support for a benchmarking Project of the national educational evaluation systems.May 2010 - May 2011
- Design of a differentiated graduation strategy for beneficiary homes of the Juntos ProgramMay 2010 - July 2010
- Development of instruments for measurement of child development in Latin America (PRIDI)March 2010 - December 2012
- Transmissions in education and non-skilled labor. Is there an inter-generation trap?January 2010 - July 2010
- Working Group on Standards and Assessment (Fase VII)September 2009 - February 2011
News
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Opinion Article, Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19
CREER Project in La Mula: What does the strategy “Aprendo en Casa” asks to us Peruvian families?
April 16, 2020 Education and learning
With the strategy “Aprendo en Casa”, a new bond could be forming both within homes and between families and schools. Read the new article written by the team of our Creciendo con las Escuelas Rurales Multigrado del Perú (CREER) / Project Growing with the Rural Multigrade Schools of Peru via La Mula.
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El Comercio highlights research findings by Hugo Ñopo and Ana Paula Franco on the situation of young people in Peru
January 16, 2020 Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation
“Younger people take longer to complete their studies and enter the labor market; or they are in the NEET (Not in Education, Employement or Training) segment”. El Comercio highlights the research findings of Hugo Ñopo and Ana Paula Franco, “Ser joven en el Perú: educación y trabajo” (Being young in Peru: education and work), published […]
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About PISA and other indicators, by Santiago Cueto
January 14, 2020 Education and learning
“More relevant to analyze are some results linked to this assessment, which go beyond means and relative positions. […] among the countries evaluated, Peru is one that is mainly characterized by the inequity in its results”. Santiago Cueto, executive director at GRADE, reflects on the challenges of PISA and other indicators to increase the national mean […]
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Innovation in education? Of course, whenever convenient, by Santiago Cueto
October 21, 2019 Education and learning
According to Santiago Cueto, although educational innovation is important, it is a means and not an end. Furthermore, creativity can always be fueled by existing information, in particular that which comes from research, and about which there are multiple sources to consult. Read the new article by our Executive Director for Fundación Telefónica Perú.
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Synergies between Education and Employment: who is being left behind and what can be done about it?
October 9, 2019 Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation
Research on the effects of access to education and on employment conditions is abundant. However, the effects of basic education of quality on labour opportunities remain an elusive black box in many countries of the Global South. Particularly, in regard to the disadvantaged groups. As part of the UN Global Goals Week 2019, Southern Voice, […]
Events
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Santiago Cueto will be a speaker at CONADIS 1st National Research Meeting on Disability
04/12/2020 5:40 pm Facebook CONADIS Education and learning, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship
Santiago Cueto will be one of the speakers at the 1st National Research Meeting on Disability, organized by the National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (CONADIS). Our executive director and senior researcher will present “Coverage, opportunities, factors associated with access and perceptions about special education and educational inclusion in Peru”. LIVE BROADCAST Join the […]
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3rd CREER virtual dialogue: Strategies to apply the multigrade methodology in mathematics
25/11/2020 7:00 pm Facebook CREER Education and learning
Este miércoles 25, the Project Growing with the Multigrade Rural Schools of Peru (CREER) will organize its third virtual dialogue “How many pictures fit ?: Strategies to apply the multigrade methodology in mathematics”. SPEAKERS Elsie Rockwell (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, México). Tatiana Mendoza (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, México). Chair: Patricia Arregui […]
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Santiago Cueto discussed the purpose of inclusion and equity of the PEN to 2036 in a Municipality of Lima event
20/11/2020 6:00 pm Facebook Lima Educación Education and learning
Our Executive Director Santiago Cueto discussed the purpose of inclusion and equity of the National Educational Project PEN to 2036 in a virtual discussion held by the Municipality of Lima’s Office of Education and Sports.
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Presentation of the book “The Keys of Education”, with studies in 6 Latin America countries, including Peru conducted by María Balarin
10/11/2020 3:00 pm (hora Perú) Evento virtual Education and learning
What are the “keys” to improving education on a large scale in Latin America and who made it happen? Participate in the international presentation of the book Las Llaves de la Educación, in which 17 researchers analyzed 12 subnational cases in 6 countries of the region, including Peru, led by our senior researcher María Balarin. The […]
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Hugo Ñopo will be a panelist for the CARE Peru discussion, “The future of girls in Peru”
30/10/2020 5:30 pm Evento virtual Education and learning
Our senior researcher Hugo Ñopo will be one of the panelists of the CARE Peru dialogue, “The future of girls in Peru.” PANELISTS Marilú Martens, general director of CARE Peru Salvador del Solar, former president of the Council of Ministers Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE Inés Temple, president of LHH-DBM Peru and member of the Board […]
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