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Peruvian Education at a Crossroads : Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2013-06-17T14:48:28Z
dc.date.available 2013-06-17T14:48:28Z
dc.date.issued 2001-05
dc.description.abstract Peru has reached a crossroads for education policy at the beginning of the 21st century. The status quo reflects major accomplishments. One direction for policy would, therefore, involve useful but relatively limited improvements in the current situation. This direction, however, may prove inadequate to fulfill the country's goal of having a highly educated citizenry--fully competitive by international standards--to underpin poverty reduction and to facilitate economic and social development. A second generation of reform would be required if this direction were taken. This study explores these issues and lays out options for a second wave of reform. Either of the broad directions for policy will need to identify specific ways of improving educational quality. This report analyzed the factors affecting fourth graders' mathematics achievement levels in 1996 to identify options to improve quality. The findings are encouraging in indicating potential directions where change could make a difference. The analysis found that after controlling for a number of explanatory variables, the performance of poor and extremely poor departments was better than non-poor departments of education. To level the playing field for all Peruvian children, then, it is necessary to improve equity, quality, and efficiency in planning and policy. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346398/peruvian-education-crossroads-challenges-opportunities-21st-century
dc.identifier.isbn 0-8213-4961-9
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13948
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries A World Bank country study;
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject ACHIEVEMENTS
dc.subject ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subject AGED
dc.subject BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject BILINGUAL EDUCATION
dc.subject BINDING
dc.subject COMPOSITION
dc.subject COMPULSORY EDUCATION
dc.subject COUNTRY STUDIES
dc.subject CURRICULUM
dc.subject DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subject DISTANCE LEARNING
dc.subject EDUCATION FINANCE
dc.subject EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject EDUCATION POLICY
dc.subject EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject EDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subject EDUCATION STATISTICS
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL POLICY
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subject EDUCATORS
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject ENROLLMENT
dc.subject EXTERNAL SUPPORT
dc.subject FEMALE ILLITERACY
dc.subject GIRLS
dc.subject GROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subject GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
dc.subject HIGH ENROLLMENT
dc.subject HOUSING
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ILLITERACY
dc.subject IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES
dc.subject INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subject INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LEARNING
dc.subject LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subject LEARNING PROGRAMS
dc.subject LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject LITERATURE
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject MATHEMATICS
dc.subject MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject MOTHER TONGUE
dc.subject NET ENROLLMENT
dc.subject NET ENROLLMENT RATIO
dc.subject NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS
dc.subject NONFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject PARENTS
dc.subject PEDAGOGY
dc.subject PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject PREPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject PRINCIPALS
dc.subject PRINTING
dc.subject PRIVATE EDUCATION
dc.subject PRIVATE RATES
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject PUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject RATES OF RETURN
dc.subject READING
dc.subject REGIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject REPETITION
dc.subject RESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject RURAL SCHOOLS
dc.subject RURAL TEACHERS
dc.subject SCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subject SCHOOLS
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SOCIAL COHESION
dc.subject SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject SPEAKING
dc.subject STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject STUDENT ENROLLMENT
dc.subject TEACHER
dc.subject TEACHER EDUCATION
dc.subject TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM
dc.subject TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subject TEACHER SUPPLY
dc.subject TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject TEACHERS
dc.subject TEACHING
dc.subject TEACHING PROFESSION
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subject TENURE
dc.subject TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject TEST SCORES
dc.subject TEXTBOOKS
dc.subject TRAINING COURSES
dc.subject TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject TRANSLATION
dc.subject UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject WORD PROCESSING
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.title Peruvian Education at a Crossroads : Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century en
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Gender
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346398/peruvian-education-crossroads-challenges-opportunities-21st-century
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/0-8213-4961-9
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000094946_01062604121125
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 1346398
okr.identifier.report 22357
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/07/06/000094946_01062604121125/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country Peru
okr.sector Education
okr.topic Education :: Primary Education
okr.topic Health Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topic Curriculum and Instruction
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Education
okr.topic Teaching and Learning
okr.unit Education Sector (LCSHE)
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