| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 350 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Education around the world |
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Education around the world series.
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| Contents |
Introduction : regional overview / C.M. Posner -- Mexico : an introduction to the contemporary state of education / C.M. Posner, Christopher Martin and Elsa Guzman -- Mexico : the education reform project / Carlos Ornelas -- Mexico : improving educational quality through professional teacher development / David Turner and Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez de Turner -- Mexico : obstacles to educational reform / Bonifacio Barba -- Mexico : assessing the current educational reforms / Rodolfo Ramirez -- 7. Mexico : summary and conclusions / Christopher Martin, Charles Posner and Elsa Guzman -- Costa Rica : education as a tool for social mobility / Luis Carlos Morales Zuniga -- El Salvador : past, present, and prospects of education / D. Brent Edwards Jr., Pauline Martin, and Irene Flores -- Guatemala : a failing system / C.M. Posner -- Honduras : contemporary education reform / Javier Luque -- Nicaragua : education for sustainable human development / Cefas Asensio Florez with the collaboration of Ana Patricia Elvir -- Panama : an overview / Rolando de la Guardia Wald -- Cuba : the impact of the Cuban Revolution / Rosi Smith -- Dominican Republic : an overview / Molly Hamm and Rebeca Martinez -- Haiti : education at the crossroads / Pierre Lubin and Roselor François |
| Summary |
"Education in Mexico, Central America and the Latin Caribbean examines the development and practice of education in México, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the structure, aims and purposes of education in each of these ten countries with very different socio-economic backgrounds. The authors present curriculum standards, pedagogy, evaluation, accountability and delivery, discussing both how the formal systems are structured and how they actually function. The volume explores the origins of proposed reforms and their implementation, emphasising the distinctiveness of each country and attempting to locate new practices that could lead to better education. 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."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 14, 2020) |
| Subject |
Education -- Mexico
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Education -- Central America
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Education -- Caribbean Area
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Educational change -- Mexico
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Educational change -- Central America
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Educational change -- Caribbean Area
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Comparative education.
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EDUCATION -- Comparative.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Comparative education
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Education
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Educational change
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Caribbean Area
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Central America
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Mexico
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Posner, Charles, 1950- editor.
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Martin, Chris, 1948- editor.
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Elvir, Ana Patricia, editor.
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| LC no. |
2017032976 |
| ISBN |
9781474267700 |
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147426770X |
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9781474267694 |
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1474267696 |
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9781474267717 |
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1474267718 |
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