Media GRADE
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Why educate in Peru today?, by Santiago Cueto
Why educate in Peru today? Our executive director Santiago Cueto writes about how education should help us overcome the main challenges facing the country: little respect for institutions, violence, corruption, inclusion and low productivity. The article has been published by Fundación Telefónica Perú
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Southern Voice: Precariousness still affects education and employment in Peru and Bolivia
On the sidelines of the 2019 annual congress of the Peruvian Association of Economics (APE), Southern Voice hosted a panel on the precariousness of education and employment in Peru and Bolivia. Our senior researcher Lorena Alcázar, Werner Hernani, researcher at Fundación ARU and economist Hugo Ñopo discussed their findings. In this article we share key takeaways from the discussion. Precariousness […]
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Why is it difficult to interview young fathers about fatherhood, and why is it important that we keep trying?, by Francis Bravo
How can we include more male voices in the discussion about fatherhood and its challenges? Francis Bravo, Assistant Researcher at GRADE, shares his experience in two qualitative studies with a group of young people from the sample of the Young Lives Study in Peru. Read the full article, originally published in Niños del Milenio and in […]
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Who cares?, by Verónica Villarán
Who are the adolescents today in Peru? How they live? What dreams, what plans, what projects do they have for their future? How should we attend and educate this age range? These are questions addressed by Verónica Villaran, Adjunct Researcher at GRADE, from the voices of youth from different regions of the country. Read some of the stories she gathered […]
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Oswaldo Molina highlights Alan Sanchez and Marta Favara findings on the impact of JEC on teenage pregnancy
An op-ed by Oswaldo Molina, director of the Master in Economics at the Universidad del Pacífico, in El Comercio, highlights the findings of Alan Sanchez, Senior Researcher at GRADE and Young Lives Peru, and Marta Favara, Researcher at the University of Oxford, on the impact of the Peruvian extended school-day reform (Jornada Escolar Completa, JEC) on several […]
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An op-ed by Richard Webb cites Eduardo Zegarra’s estimation of land reconcentration
The recent article by Richard Webb, director at the San Martin de Porres University’s Institute of Peru, “Harvesting figures”, addresses the influence of two figures related to agriculture: one in regard of the origin of the agrarian reform and another in regard to the growth of the agricultural sector during the last two centuries. Regarding the first figure, […]
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Adolescent voices must shape policies designed to reduce early cohabitation in Peru, by Vanessa Rojas
“…children’s and adolescents’ voices remain marginalised in policy discussions. My research shows that any policies that aim to reduce the levels of early cohabitation in Peru must be shaped by adolescents’ voiced experiences”. Vanessa Rojas, Adjunct Researcher at GRADE and Qualitative Coordinator of Young Lives Peru, shares the findings for Peru of the Young Marriage and Parenthood Study.
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Investing in social sciences, by Santiago Cueto
“Since the aforementioned policy talks about the importance of research for economic growth, based on evidence-based policies, it is surprising that there is no program to support research in the social sciences”. Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, shared in La República the four main conclusions of the How to promote research on social sciences in Peru? International Seminar, held by […]
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Eduardo Zegarra: The Congress and the Executive Branch have realized that agriculture is relevant
“I would say that the most interesting thing is what comes forward, that is, the Congress and the Executive Branche have realized that agriculture is relevant, and that rules and devices for agriculture have to be worked on”. Or Senior Researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, spoke with Noticias SER about the recent agrarian plenary, where several bills were […]
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Podcast with Hebe Vessuri and Santiago Cueto: How to promote research in social sciences in Peru?
How to promote research in social sciences in Peru? Hebe Vessuri, emeritus research at the Scientific Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and Santiago Cueto, Executive Director at GRADE, spoke with Carlos Cornejo, a podcast of the Master’s Program in Social Management of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).
