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Education Equity in Central America

Type: Research
Author(s): Pallais, Laguna
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Education Equity in Central America, Education Data, Information, Learning Outcomes, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras
The objective of this document is to discuss and quantify educational inequalities in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua as well as to provide information for dialogue on public policies that contribute to the effective development of the CA-4 countries. Comment

Education Equity in Central America

Type: Research
Author(s): Pallais, Laguna
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Education Equity in Central America, Education Data, Information, Learning Outcomes, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras
The objective of this document is to discuss and quantify educational inequalities in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua as well as to provide information for dialogue on public policies that contribute to the effective development of the CA-4 countries. Comment

Equidad de la Educación en Centroamérica: Un tema pendiente en la agenda pública

Type: Research
Author(s): Pallais, Laguna
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Equidad de la Educación en Centroamérica: Un tema pendiente en la agenda pública, Education Data, Information, Learning Outcomes, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras
The objective of this document is to discuss and quantify educational inequalities in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua as well as to provide information for dialogue on public policies that contribute to the effective development of the CA-4 countries. Comment

Equidad de la Educación en Centroamérica: Un tema pendiente en la agenda pública

Type: Research
Author(s): Pallais, Laguna
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Equidad de la Educación en Centroamérica: Un tema pendiente en la agenda pública, Education Data, Information, Learning Outcomes, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras
The objective of this document is to discuss and quantify educational inequalities in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua as well as to provide information for dialogue on public policies that contribute to the effective development of the CA-4 countries. Comment

Is EMIS Enough to Measure Primary Completion?

Type: Research
Author(s): Cameron
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Is EMIS Enough to Measure Primary Completion?, Education Data, Information, Learning Outcomes
Recent improvements in Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) have allowed countries and organizations to obtain and organize national education information quickly and easily. However, additional indicators, primarily obtained through household surveys, are necessary for cross-country or time-series analyses to be effective. Comment

Does Decentralization Impact Education Quality?

Type: Research
Author(s): Winkler, Yeo
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Does Decentralization Impact Education Quality?, Decentralization in Education Systems, Decentralization, Argentina
Education systems around the developing world are being decentralized. Decision making powers and responsibilities are being transferred from central government education ministries to local governments and schools. This brief explores how decentralization affects the quality of schooling. Comment

Does Decentralization Impact Education Quality?

Type: Research
Author(s): Winkler, Yeo
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Does Decentralization Impact Education Quality?, Decentralization in Education Systems, Decentralization, Argentina
Education systems around the developing world are being decentralized. Decision making powers and responsibilities are being transferred from central government education ministries to local governments and schools. This brief explores how decentralization affects the quality of schooling. Comment

Identifying the Impact of Education Decentralization on the Quality of Education

Type: Research
Author(s): Winkler, Yeo
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Identifying the Impact of Education Decentralization on the Quality of Education, Decentralization in Education Systems, Decentralization, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Mali, Honduras, Ethiopia
This paper examines the potential of education decentralization to improve performance in three parts: 1) The conceptual arguments for such a relationship; 2) The empirical evidence of the impacts of education decentralization; 3) Better design and implementation of decentralization policy to leverage its impact on quality. Comment

Identifying the Impact of Education Decentralization on the Quality of Education

Type: Research
Author(s): Winkler, Yeo
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Identifying the Impact of Education Decentralization on the Quality of Education, Decentralization in Education Systems, Decentralization, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Mali, Honduras, Ethiopia
This paper examines the potential of education decentralization to improve performance in three parts: 1) The conceptual arguments for such a relationship; 2) The empirical evidence of the impacts of education decentralization; 3) Better design and implementation of decentralization policy to leverage its impact on quality. Comment

Meeting EFA: Guatemala PRONADE

Type: Research
Author(s): Moore
Year of Publishing: 2007
Keywords: Meeting EFA: Guatemala PRONADE, Complementary Education Models, Strategies for Achieving EFA, Guatemala
The mission of PRONADE is to assist the Ministry of Education to increase access to and quality of education in rural areas by providing financial resources to organized communities. This case study examines the impact of PRONADE community schools in Guatemala from 1996 to 2005. Comment

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