Publications of Education and learning
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The impact of the JUNTOS conditional cash transfer programme on foundational cognitive skills: Does age of enrollment matter?
This paper studies the relationship between the age of enrolment in Peru’s conditional cash transfer programme, JUNTOS, and the foundational cognitive skills of a sample of children aged between 5 and 12 years old. Using a difference-in-differences approach and exploiting within- household variation, the authors show that younger siblings in recipient households display significantly higher […]
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The relationship between maternal sensitivity and play during early childhood with the development of cognitive skills and socio-emotional competencies: Longitudinal evidence from Peru
Maternal sensitivity and opportunities for play and exploration are key elements of early childhood development. There is limited evidence of its association with skills development during late childhood and adolescence in developing countries. This study uses longitudinal data from the Young Lives study, which has tracked the livelihoods of approximately 2000 Peruvian children since 2002. […]
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Concepciones sobre materiales educativos en escuelas rurales multigrado monolingües
Este documento tiene como objetivo describir y analizar las concepciones sobre los materiales educativos de docentes de escuelas rurales multigrado y de funcionarios vinculados con la educación, así como el acceso, el uso y el aprovechamiento que se ha hecho de ellos en el contexto de la educación remota, como consecuencia de la pandemia de […]
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Reforma universitaria y aseguramiento de la calidad de la educación superior en el Perú
The author presents the process of “university reform” in the Peruvian experience and delves into the creation of the National Superintendence of University Higher Education (SUNEDU). In particular, she discusses the institutional impact that this intervention had on the university system and on educational policy. The processes of institutional evaluation and supervision led to the […]
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Concepciones y prácticas evaluativas de docentes rurales multigrado en contextos de prepandemia y pandemia
En el año 2019 el Proyecto CREER llevó a cabo un estudio para comprender las dinámicas pedagógicas y de género que tienen lugar en las escuelas rurales multigrado de primaria de las tres regiones del Perú: costa, sierra y selva. Una de las dimensiones que se analizó fueron las prácticas de evaluación formativa de los […]
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Educación. Balance de investigación 2016-2021 y agenda de investigación 2021-2026
La investigación educativa en el país es clave para informar las políticas públicas y programas educativos, así como las posibilidades de transformación de la educación peruana. A diferencia del período 2011-2016, dos elementos han caracterizado el quinquenio 2016-2021: la crisis de gobernanza y la crisis sanitaria ocasionada por la COVID-19. Aun así, tal como se […]
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Trayectorias educativas a lo largo del ciclo de vida: el rol de la pobreza, el área de residencia y las brechas de género
The paper documents the evolution of educational gaps throughout the life cycle, analyzes the links between poverty and gender gaps, and attempts to identify the factors that mediate this relationship in order to propose policy recommendations for children, adolescents and youth.
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Reformas institucionales en educación. El caso de los avances en la reforma de la universidad peruana (2018-2020)
This essay discusses the progress of university education reform. It is impossible to think about improving productivity in Peru without quality higher education. Benavides’ work, based on his experience at SUNEDU and MINEDU, is a fundamental piece in understanding how these reforms can reverse the stagnation of productivity.
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Educación superior, políticas inclusivas y discriminación en el mercado laboral
This essay addresses the issue of productivity from the angle of human capital formation. This study summarizes the advances in access to education and shows the pending task in higher education, and then discusses the role of inclusive policies with the example of Beca 18 in the context of a labor market marked by racial […]
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¿Cómo el Estado contribuye a la segregación escolar?: una reflexión sobre las políticas de acceso y las decisiones familiares en la educación básica
This essay addresses one form of inequity: segregation. Contemporary approaches in education point to the importance of recognizing the diversity of school environments as a way of fostering respect and, above all, the inclusion of everyone in integrated environments. However, several recent studies show that, both internationally and in Peru, this diversity is not appreciated […]