What matters in early learning guidelines
By Christine Van Keuren.
Fewer children are dying
By Mario Sánchez.
Congenital heart disease leads to serious disabilities and greatly reduces the life expectancy of the girls and boys who are born with it. In 2008, nearly a quarter of deaths of children under age one in Argentina were due to this “hard to treat” pathology. However, surgical treatments could have prevented many of these deaths, if the children had received them early on.
Taking gender into account in project design
By Clara Alemann.
Following the reflections shared in my last post, I’d like to outline some topics to bear in mind when integrating gender into childhood development programs.
Briefly Noted: No. 18: July 2012: The Transition to Teaching According to the Experiences of Non-Traditional Teachers
This note summarizes, as told from their personal experiences, the transition process of young people, mostly non-teachers, recruited by Enseña Perú to serve as teachers for a period of two years in vulnerable schools in Peru. The results shed light on the difficulties that are faced in the complex transition to teaching and how different mechanisms could facilitate this transition.
What exactly is going on inside the “black box” of the classroom in Ecuador?
By Sara Schodt.
In this post, I want to share a summary of some preliminary – and therefore anecdotal – impressions from my experience leading an analysis of classroom videos. This is part of a more complex study on teacher quality currently in progress.
Lessons from an international conference
On Tuesday, I wrote about the results of several Jamaican studies that were presented in London last week at the “Promises for Preschoolers: Early Childhood Development and Human Capital Accumulation” conference. Now, I want to tell you about some of the other research that was presented, with a focus on projects related to Latin America.
Jamaica shows results
Last week in London, University College London (UCL), 3ie (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation), the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and EDePo (Evaluation of Development Policy) convened a group of more than a hundred researchers and public policymakers on the topic of child development.
Mothers are still facing poor conditions in Central America
By Sophie Gardiner.
Learning in 21st Century Schools: Toward School Buildings That Promote Learning Ensure Safety, and Protect the Environment
In 2010 the Education Network organized an event that examined the state of school infrastructure in the region and the financial role of the private sector. Infrastructure and Learning in the Twenty-First Century was held in Santiago, Chile, on October 26 and 27, 2010. This book contains the presentations made at the conference, edited and, in some cases, revised for publication. The chapters of the book follow the conference agenda, which focused on designing, financing, building, and maintaining school buildings.