Gabriela Guerrero Barnechea
Senior Researcher
PhD in Educational Sciences - KU Leuven
gguerrero@grade.org.pe
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 Senior Researcher at GRADE in the areas of Education and learning, Poverty and equality and Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes. Her research interests are early childhood development, educational transitions, intercultural bilingual education and school effectiveness.
Publications
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Estudio sobre la implementación del currículo nacional de la educación básica en Instituciones educativas públicas focalizadas
2018 Gabriela Guerrero
This qualitative research was conducted between August 2017 and February 2018 and included the following tasks: i) review of curriculum documents and tools to support the implementation of the National Curriculum; ii) data collection through in-depth interviews and focus groups with selected stakeholders in a sample of nine educational institutions in three regions of Peru: […]
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Evaluación del diseño e implementación de las formas de atención diversificada en el nivel de educación secundaria de la educación básica regular en el ámbito rural (FAD)
2018 Gabriela Guerrero
This report presents the results of the Evaluation of the Design and Implementation of the Forms of Diversified Attention (FAD) at the secondary level of regular basic education, which the Peruvian Ministry of Education (Minedu) has been implementing in rural areas of the country. The FAD at the secondary education level allow children and adolescents […]
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El género y las trayectorias hacia la adultez en el Perú: educación, trabajo y maternidad/paternidad
2017 Vanessa Rojas, Gabriela Guerrero, Jimena Vargas
In this paper we examine how gender affects the educational, employment and parenting trajectories of a sample of young people growing up in poverty in Peru. We report the outcomes and trajectories of 26 members of the older cohort who participated in the qualitative research of the longitudinal study Niños del Milenio between 2007 and […]
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Supporting the early childhood workforce at scale: The Cuna Más home visiting program in Peru
2017 Kimberly Josephson, Gabriela Guerrero, Catherine Coddington
Early childhood development (ECD) policies and programs targeting young children and families, such as home visiting interventions, can positively impact a child’s development and lead to long-term health, education, and social benefits. These programs employ numerous professionals, paraprofessionals, and volunteers. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that it is essential for this early childhood workforce […]
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Chapter in BookInvestigación para el desarrollo en el Perú: once balances
Atención y educación de la primera infancia en el Perú: avances y retos pendientes
2016 Gabriela Guerrero, Flavia Demarini
The first years of a child’s life are fundamentally important. However, not all children are exposed to early experiences that enable them to reach their full potential. By the time children enter primary school, there are obvious gaps in the level of development between children of different socioeconomic statuses. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) […]
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Education aspirations among young people in Peru and their perceptions of barriers to higher education
2016 Gabriela Guerrero, Claudia Sugimaru, Alexandra Cussianovich, Bieke De Fraine, Santiago Cueto
Results from the Young Lives survey show the existence of a gap between young people’s aspirations for higher education and their actual chances of accessing this level of education. This paper uses qualitative information from Young Lives in order to gain a deeper understanding of young people’s aspirations as well as their perceptions of the […]
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Young Lives school survey in Peru: design and initial findings
2012 Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Elizabeth Rosales, Mayli Zapata, Silvana Freire, Víctor Saldarriaga, Santiago Cueto
This paper presents the methodology and initial findings from the Young Lives School Survey in Peru, which looked at inequality in educational opportunities and outcomes of children from the Young Lives study. Information was collected in 132 schools in nine regions of Peru, covering school quality (inputs available at school such as its infrastructure, and […]
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What works to improve teacher attendance in developing countries? A systematic review
2012 Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Mayli Zapata, Claudia Sugimaru, Santiago Cueto
Previous studies have found national averages of teacher absenteeism in developing countries that range from 3 percent to 27 percent. However, within countries absenteeism is larger in poorer, more isolated schools, contributing to unequal educational opportunities. The purpose of this paper is to report on a systematic review of research on the effectiveness of interventions […]
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De quinto de primaria al fin de la secundaria en seis años: un estudio longitudinal en Puno
2010 Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Claudia Sugimaru, Juan Leon, Álvaro Zevallos
This study reports the results of a longitudinal design in which 304 students from urban and rural areas of Puno were followed. The students included were in fifth grade of primary school in 2000 and were due to be in fifth grade of secondary school (the end of basic education) in 2006, when they were […]
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Promoting early childhood development through a public programme: Wawa Wasi in Peru
2009 Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Claudia Sugimaru
This paper presents the results of a Young Lives study into the impact and perceptions of the Programa Nacional Wawa Wasi, a Peruvian government programme for impoverished children aged six to 48 months. Up to eight children spend five days a week at a Wawa Wasi centre where they are assisted by a carer carefully […]
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Projects
- Evaluation of the implementation of the Coverage Expansion Program for Early Years Education – Alternative 4October 2012
- Teacher absenteeism: Associated factors and effect on performanceFebruary 2012 - February 2013
- Individual and family characteristics, educational opportunities and school performance: a longitudinal study in PeruDecember 2011 - December 2012
- The effects of characteristics of students and of their secondary education institutions on their transition towards higher education (or towards the labor market): A longitudinal study in Metropolitan Lima.November 2011 - October 2012
- Systematic review of the literature on how to increase teacher attendance in developing countriesJune 2010 - January 2011
- Study case for 2010 UNESCO Education for All reportMarch 2009 - April 2009
- Impact evaluation on the AprenDes project (2008)September 2008
- Mechanisms and incentives for educational decentralizationAugust 2008 - January 2009
- Young Lives – QuantitativeApril 2008 - June 2009
- Validación y Optimización de un modelo de Mejora de la Eficacia Escolar para IberoaméricaMay 2006
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