Browsing by Author "Benavot, Aaron"
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A Global study of intended instructional time and official school curricula, 1980-2000. Paper commissioned for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005, The Quality Imperative
Benavot, Aaron (UNESCO. IBE, 2004)The present report examines two critical, yet under-researched, aspects of children's school-based experiences: first, the amount of intended time – that is, yearly instructional hours -- countries expect enrolled pupils ... -
Learning at the bottom of the pyramid : Science, measurement, and policy in low-income countries
Wagner, Daniel A.; Wolf, Sharon; Boruch, Robert F.; IIPE. Instituto Internacional de Planificación de la Educación; Schmelkes, Sylvia; Montoya, Silvia; Crouch, Luis; Kanjee, Anil; Willms, J. Douglas; Vagh, Shaher Banu; Sharma, Dropti; Maddox, Bryan; Dowd, Amy Jo; Pisani, Lauren; Care, Esther; Robertson, Pamela; Ferido, Marlene; Oketch, Moses; Benavot, Aaron; Van Damme, Dirk (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 ... -
The diversification of secondary education : School curricula in comparative perspective
Benavot, Aaron (UNESCO, 2006-11)The paper contends that the diversification of secondary education, while acknowledged, is not well studied. Despite the widespread expansion of secondary education in different world regions, the information available to ...