Browsing by Subject "Países en desarrollo"
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Grade repetition
(UNESCO, 2006)The booklet takes a close look at the issues surrounding the implementation and effects of grade repetition. This analysis commences with an examination of the five major reasons for the decision to repeat and the sources ... -
Intervenciones de estimulación infantil temprana en los países en vías de desarrollo : lo que funciona, por qué y para quién
(BID, 2013-05)Este artículo revisa la efectividad de 33 intervenciones de estimulación infantil temprana en niños de 0 a 3 años en los países en vías de desarrollo. El artículo explora bajo qué condiciones funcionan estos programas, por ... -
Learning at the bottom of the pyramid : Science, measurement, and policy in low-income countries
(UNESCO, 2018)In this volume, a diverse group of authors discuss and analyse the scientific tensions in understanding learning among poor and marginalized populations in Low- and Middle-income countries (LMICs). Four broad areas are ... -
La lectura en la era móvil : un estudio sobre la lectura móvil en los países en desarrollo
(UNESCO, 2015)Durante siglos, el acceso limitado a textos ha supuesto una barrera para la alfabetización. La lectura requiere de libros; sin ellos, la alfabetización sigue siendo algo inalcanzable. Hoy en día, sin embargo, esta barrera ... -
Low-Performing Students: Why They Fall Behind and How to Help Them Succeed
(OECD, 2016-02)Far too many students around the world are trapped in a vicious circle of poor performance and demotivation that leads only to more bad marks and further disengagement from school. Worse, poor performance at school has ... -
Pathways from school to work in the developing world
(SpringerOpen, 2017)This paper uses novel micro data from the ILO-STWT surveys to provide evidence on the duration, endpoint, and determinants of the transition from school to work in a sample of 23 low- and middle-income countries around the ... -
PISA in Low and Middle Income Countries
(OECD, 2013-08)This paper explores the participation of low- and middle-income countries in OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). It provides a detailed description of partner countries’ participation across PISA ... -
Pricing the right to education : The cost of reaching the new education targets by 2030
(UNESCO, 2015-03)This paper shows there is an annual financing gap of US$22 billion over 2015-2030 for reaching universal pre-primary, primary and lower secondary education of good quality in low and lower middle income countries. -
Reading in the mobile era : A study of mobile reading in developing countries
(UNESCO, 2014)For centuries, limited access to text has been a barrier to literacy. Reading requires books. Without them literacy remains out of reach. Today, however, this barrier is receding thanks to the spread of inexpensive mobile ... -
Research with Disadvantaged, Vulnerable and/or Marginalized Adolescents
(UNICEF, 2017-06)Disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalized adolescents (DVMAs) are individuals aged 10–19, who are excluded from social, economic and/or educational opportunities enjoyed by other adolescents in their community due to ... -
School Resources and Educational Outcomes In Developing Countries : A Review of The Literature from 1990 To 2010
(National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011-10)Developing countries spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year on schools, educational materials and teachers, but relatively little is known about how effective these expenditures are at increasing students’ years ... -
Towards Inclusive Education : The impact of disability on school attendance in developing countries
(UNICEF. Office of Research-Innocenti, 2016-05)The paper aims to reduce the global knowledge gap pertaining to the impact of disability on school attendance, using cross-nationally comparable and nationally representative data from 18 surveys in 15 countries that are ... -
Trends in aid to education, 2002-2009 : Despite increases, aid is still vastly insufficient and fragile
(UNESCO, 2011-11)While global spending on basic education increased from 2008 to 2009, to reach US$5.6 billion, it is still vastly insufficient for the 67 million children who are still out of school. Only around US$3 billion went to the ... -
Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries
(The World Bank, 2014-02)Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and noncognitive abilities appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries. This paper provides new ... -
What Really Works to Improve Learning in Developing Countries? : An Analysis of Divergent Findings in Systematic Reviews
(World Bank, 2015-02)In the past two years alone, at least six systematic reviews or meta-analyses have examined the interventions that improve learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. However, these reviews have sometimes reached ... -
What Works in Girl´s Education : evidence for the World´s Best Investment
(Brookings Institution, 2016)This book shows clearly what girls and women themselves have known across generations: the world cannot afford to NOT educate its girls. Girls’ education is the key to our new and better future. The key to increased health, ... -
What works to improve teacher attendance in developing countries? : A systematic review
(EPPI-Centre, 2012-10)Previous studies have found national averages of teacher absenteeism in developing countries that range from 3 percent to 27 percent. However, within countries absenteeism is larger in poorer, more isolated schools, ... -
Who are the low-performing students?
(OECD, 2016-02)No country or economy participating in PISA 2012 can claim that all of its 15-year-old students have achieved basic proficiency skills in mathematics, reading and science. Some 28% of students score below the baseline level ... -
Young and female - a double strike? Gender analysis of school-to-work transition surveys in 32 developing countries
(OIT, 2016-01)This report addresses the topic of gender equality from the perspective of the youth cohort aged 15‒29. More specifically, it makes use of data from recent ILO school-to-work transition surveys (SWTS) to offer insight into ...