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... Also urban in nature, it was mainly composed of disillusioned followers of Rojas Pinilla and ANAPO. ... Vicky Colbert, for example, a former Vice-Minister of Education and one of the programme's most vigorous supporters,... more
... Also urban in nature, it was mainly composed of disillusioned followers of Rojas Pinilla and ANAPO. ... Vicky Colbert, for example, a former Vice-Minister of Education and one of the programme's most vigorous supporters, currently heads a non-governmental organization the ...
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This article reveals the interplay between assessment policies in Uruguay and the nature of State-societal relations. The central State has been historically a staunch defender of public education and has championed the cause of... more
This article reveals the interplay between assessment policies in Uruguay and the nature of State-societal relations. The central State has been historically a staunch defender of public education and has championed the cause of equalizing opportunities for the most disadvantaged sectors of society. The national evaluation system of student performance has been constructed as an expression of this tradition. The Uruguayan government sought to build a wide level of consensus with respect to the assessment instruments by encouraging educators to participate and buy into the assessment initiative. Moreover, the national government shifted the focus of the national evaluation from measuring schooling outcomes to addressing the social wants that condition student learning. Hence, the national evaluation has come to symbolize an agreed-upon mechanism of social accountability by which the central government upholds its responsibility for educational provision as it intervenes on behalf of ...
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... Also urban in nature, it was mainly composed of disillusioned followers of Rojas Pinilla and ANAPO. ... Vicky Colbert, for example, a former Vice-Minister of Education and one of the programme's most vigorous supporters,... more
... Also urban in nature, it was mainly composed of disillusioned followers of Rojas Pinilla and ANAPO. ... Vicky Colbert, for example, a former Vice-Minister of Education and one of the programme's most vigorous supporters, currently heads a non-governmental organization the ...
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Research Interests: Higher Education, Human Development, Reading, Professional Development, Physical Education, and 15 moreNumeracy, Further Education, Learning, Curriculum, Problem Solving, Quality Assurance, Academic Performance, Primary Education, Professional Education, Natural Sciences, Ethnic Groups, Education System, Formal Education, Curricula, and Degrees
After much discussion between the Executive Committee and Board of CIES and the University of Chicago Press, we will be transitioning from a rolling, 12-month membership to CIES to a calendar-year membership. This means that memberships... more
After much discussion between the Executive Committee and Board of CIES and the University of Chicago Press, we will be transitioning from a rolling, 12-month membership to CIES to a calendar-year membership. This means that memberships and subscriptions to the ...