Format:
1 online resource (151 pages)
ISBN:
9780821388556
Series Statement:
Directions in Development
Content:
Over the past 15 years, Brazil has introduced a consistent program of reforms of its education system, progressively aligning the educational attainment of its labor force with that of other middle income countries and introducing advanced student assessment and monitoring systems.
Content:
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Copyright -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1: Brazilian Education 1995-2010: Transformation -- Education Finance Reform -- Measuring Results -- Reducing Schooling Costs for Poor Children -- Federal Oversight -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Brazilian Basic Education: Meeting the Challenge? -- Meeting the Needs of a 21st Century Economy -- Reducing Inequality and Poverty -- Transforming Spending into Learning -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Brazilian Basic Education 2011-2021: The Next Agenda -- Building Better Teachers -- Strengthening Early Childhood Education -- Schooling a 21st Century Workforce: Raising Quality in Secondary Education -- Maximizing Federal Impact and Capitalizing on Brazil's Education Action Lab -- References -- Annex 1. Delivering Results for Children in Rio's Favelas: Escola Municipal Affonso Varzea -- Annex 2. Delivering Results for Children in Northeast Brazil: Pernambuco Escola Estadual Tomé Francisco -- Annex 3. Access to and Quality of Early Childhood Development in Brazil Compared with the OECD and LAC Countries -- Annex 4. Global Evidence on Universal Versus Targeted Early Childhood Development Coverage -- Annex 5. Skills Composition in the Brazilian Labor Market -- Annex 6. Tables -- Back Cover.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821388549
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821388549
Language:
English
