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Improving Teaching and Learning through Effective Incentives : What Can We Learn from Education Reforms in Latin America?

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dc.contributor.authorVegas, Emiliana
dc.contributor.authorUmansky, Ilana
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-21T19:27:28Z
dc.date.available2012-06-21T19:27:28Z
dc.date.issued2005-02
dc.description.abstractWhile many Latin American countries have succeeded in providing access to basic education for the great majority of children, educational quality in the region remains very low. In an increasingly global world where workers' skills and knowledge play an ever-important role, countries with predominantly low-skilled workers are doomed to stay behind, their citizens earning low wages, and continuing to miss opportunities to escape poverty and enjoy a better life. From the viewpoint of using scarce resources efficiently, it is troubling that most countries in the region spend much on education, yet the skills that school graduates in Latin America have are not sufficient for them to earn enough for a quality standard of living. Democratizing education, by improving both its coverage and quality, is critical to overcoming the social and economic inequality that plagues Latin America; and, ensuring that all children have the opportunity to learn critical skills at the primary and secondary level is paramount to overcoming skill barriers that perpetuate underdevelopment and poverty. The report presents a simplified schema of the factors that influence student learning, including general resources, education inputs, and processes. For the purposes of this study, the authors divide the education budget into two parts: the teacher compensation budget, and the part of the education budget that is unrelated to teacher pay, the non-teacher education budget. Education policy makers have three main options for improving teaching quality: 1) teacher training and professional development; 2) teacher incentives that impact teachers and how long they remain in the field; and, 3) incentives that affect the work teachers do in the classroom. This study focuses entirely on the second and third options. Though previous studies have addressed questions related to teacher quality and incentives in Latin America, this study is the first to focus on the impact of various policy reforms affecting teachers on teacher quality, and student achievement in multiple Latin American countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/6240995/improving-teaching-learning-through-effective-incentives-can-learn-education-reforms-latin-america
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/8694
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8694
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADDITIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCLASSROOM CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectCLASSROOMS
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION BUDGET
dc.subjectEDUCATION DEGREES
dc.subjectEDUCATION FINANCE
dc.subjectEDUCATION INDICATORS
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION STANDARDS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATORS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TEACHERS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectEQUAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEXPERIENCED TEACHERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectKEY ROLE
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING GOALS
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectNET ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CONTEXT
dc.subjectPOOR PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY GOAL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRINCIPALS
dc.subjectPRIVATE EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALIFIED TEACHERS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSCHOOL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY LEVEL
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectTEACHER CERTIFICATION
dc.subjectTEACHER EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectTEACHER EVALUATION
dc.subjectTEACHER INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTEACHER PAY
dc.subjectTEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER QUALITY
dc.subjectTEACHER RECRUITMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER SALARIES
dc.subjectTEACHER SELECTION
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTEACHER UNIONS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING MATERIALS
dc.subjectTEACHING METHODS
dc.subjectTEACHING PRACTICE
dc.subjectTEACHING PROFESSION
dc.subjectTEACHING QUALITY
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectUNDERDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN SCHOOLS
dc.subjectVOUCHERS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.titleImproving Teaching and Learning through Effective Incentives : What Can We Learn from Education Reforms in Latin America?en
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:42:15.427109Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Education Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/6240995/improving-teaching-learning-through-effective-incentives-can-learn-education-reforms-latin-america
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.guid607321468045233293
okr.guid640681468045232759
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20050822162326
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6240995
okr.identifier.report33266
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/08/22/000012009_20050822162326/Rendered/PDF/33266.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.topicEducation::Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.unitChief Economist (LCRCE)
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