Publications of Gabriela Guerrero
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Promoting early childhood development through a public programme: Wawa Wasi in Peru
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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Psychometric characteristics of cognitive development and achievement instruments in round 2 of Young Lives
Young Lives (YL) is a long-term international research project about childhood poverty based at the University of Oxford that integrates cutting edge research with local, national and international policy analysis engagement. The project seeks to a) improve understanding of the causes and consequences of childhood poverty and to examine how policies affect children’s well-being and […]
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Oportunidades de aprendizaje y rendimiento escolar en Matemática y Lenguaje: resumen de tres estudios en Perú
This study synthesises three studies on the relationship between opportunities to learn (ODA for its acronym in Spanish) and school performance in public schools in Peru. Learning opportunities in these studies were operationally defined on the basis of curricular coverage, cognitive demand, student feedback and correct exercises. These were estimated from the exercises solved in […]
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Social capital and education outcomes in urban and rural Peru
Although enrolment in primary schools in Peru is very high, more than half of primary school children are one or more grades below the norm for their age. Furthermore, evaluations have shown that, when tested, Peruvian school children score well below the norms expected for their age. Their scores are also below the average levels […]
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