Education in South America

by Brock, Colin; Schwartzman, Simon; Brock, Colin

• ISBN13: 9781472592460
• ISBN10: 1472592468
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-07-16
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Education in South America is a critical reference guide to development of education in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the education system in each country, focusing particularly on policies and implementation of reforms. Key themes include quality and access, multicultural education and the management of education systems.

Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers.

Author Biography

Simon Schwartzman is Researcher at the Institute for Studies on Labor and Society, Brazil. Previously, he was Professor of Political Science at the University Research Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the University of So Paulo, Brazil, and President of Brazil's National Statistical Office.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock
The Contributors
Introduction: Regional Overview, Simon Schwartzman (Institute for Studies on Labor and Society, Brazil)
1. Argentina: An Overview, Juan Carlos Tedesco (National University of San Martin, USA)
2. Argentina: Governance Model of Education, Silvine Gvirtz (General Equal Connect Program, Brazil) and Angela Oria (Equality Connect, Brazil)
3. Brazil: Role of States and Municipalities in the Implementation of Education Policies, Maria Helena Guimares de Castro (retired, formerly State University of Campinas, Brazil)
4. Brazil: Returns to Education, Fernando Veloso (Brazilian Institute of Economics, Brazil) and Fernando de Holanda Barbosa Filho (Brazilian Institute of Economics, Brazil)
5. Brazil: Education and Literacy, Joo Oliveira (Instituto Alfa e Beto, Brazil)
6. Brazil: Curriculum Development in Federal Countries, Guiomar Namo de Mello (State Board of Education of Sao Paolo, Brazil).
7. Bolivia: Perspectives and Challenges for Multicultural Education, Mauricio Blanco Cossio (AFortiori Institute, Brazil) and Fabricia de Andrade Ramos (AFortiori Institute, Brazil)
8. Chile: An Overview, Christián Bellei (University of Chile, Chile)
9. Chile: Effectiveness of Teacher Education, Beatrice Avalos (University of Chile, Chile)
10. Chile: For-profit Schooling, Gregory Elacqua (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile)
11. Colombia: Upper Secondary Education Reform, Martha Laverne Toscano (World Bank Office, Colombia)
12. Colombia: National Policy for Early Childhood Education, Marina Camargo Abello (Advisor of the Colombian Government, Colombia)
13. Colombia: Public-private Partnership to Support Decentralized Education Service, Santiago Isaza (Luker Foundation, Colombia)
14. Ecuador: An Overview, Orazio Belletini (Grupo Faro, Ecuador) and Adriana Arellano (Grupo Faro, Ecuador)
15. Ecuador: Transformation of Public Educational Policies 2006-2014, Pablo Cevallos Estarellas (Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador)
16. Paraguay: An Overview, Cynthia Brizuella (Northern Illinois University, USA)
17. Peru: The Impact of Socioeconomic Conditions on Student Achievement, Santiago Cueto (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru) and Juan León (Penn State University, USA)
18. Uruguay: Incentives and Teacher Evaluation, Denise Valliant (University ORT-Uruguay, Uruguay)
19. Venezuela: An Overview, Mabel Mondó (Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela)
Index