Publications of Education and learning
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Menos desiguales: la distribución del ingreso luego de las reformas estructurales
Menos desiguales: la distribución del ingreso luego de las reformas estructurales.
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La situación de la educación en Ayacucho: una mirada desde el enfoque basado en los derechos humanos
A general overview is shown, with the main educational indicators in the region, both quantitative and qualitative. It was found that Ayacucho is slightly below the national average. Also, among the most relevant findings, it was found that for the educational community the biggest problem has to do with the figure of the teacher and […]
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Políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación
El documento centra las políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación que deberá adoptar el próximo gobierno para garantizar la sostenibilidad del crecimiento económico experimentado en los últimos once años.
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Estado de la niñez en el Perú 2011
El Mimeo presenta tanto las mejoras en los últimos años como las inequidades en términos del cumplimiento de los derechos de niñas, niños y adolescentes peruanos en el ámbito nacional, regional y local.
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Descentralización funcional y presupuestal de la educación pública en el Perú: un balance de avances y desafíos
The article presents a diagnosis of the funding and budget management of the public education in Peru in a context of a political decentralization process that has implied the transfer of education competencies and functions to the sub national governments. Based on the analysis of the legal framework, budget information and evidence obtained through case […]
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Global citizenship and marginalization: contributions towards a political economy of global citizenship
This paper provides a critical discussion of the literature on global citizenship education using a theorical approach that sterms form political economy theories of globalisation.
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The influence of maternal employment on children’s learning growth and the role of parental involvement
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, this study employed a latent growth curve model to examine how parental involvement explains the association between maternal employment status and children’s math and reading achievement growth from kindergarten through the third grade.
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Teachers’ Salaries in Latin America: How Much Are They (Under or Over) Paid?
The paper documents the extent to which teachers are underpaid vis-à-vis workers in other professional and technical occupations in Latin America circa 2007. These labor earnings differences, attributed to observable socio-demographic and job characteristics, are assessed using a matching methodology (Ñopo, 2008). Teachers’ underpayment is found to be stronger than what has been previously reported […]
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Educating Latin American economists
Graduate economic programmes in Latin America have evolved along the lines of two different traditions: one closely linked to the current economic mainstream (being in that sense ‘global’) and the other more local and heterodox. The paper provides an overview of perceptions, interests, concerns and opinions of global Latin American graduate economic programmes, comparing them […]
