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Great teachers : how to raise student learning in Latin America and the Caribbean / Barbara Bruns and Javier Luque ; with Soledad De Gregorio [and 6 others].
Van Pelt Library LB1775.4.L29 B78 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruns, Barbara, author.
- Luque, Javier A., author.
- Series:
- Latin American development forum
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teaching--Latin America.
- Teaching.
- Teaching--Caribbean Area.
- Education and state--Latin America.
- Education and state.
- Latin America.
- Education and state--Caribbean Area.
- Caribbean Area.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 345 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2015]
- Contents:
- Overview 1
- Why teachers matter 3
- LAC's teachers inside the classroom 11
- Recruiting better teachers 23
- Grooming great teachers 34
- Motivating teachers to perform 40
- Managing the polities of teacher reform 47
- Note 51
- References 51
- Chapter 1 How Good Are Teachers in the Region? 55
- How are LAC education systems performing? 55
- What drives student learning? 66
- What makes teachers effective? 72
- Who are LAC's teachers? 74
- Conclusions 91
- Notes 92
- References 93
- Chapter 2 Inside the Classroom in Latin America and the Caribbean 97
- LAG classroom observation sample 99
- Observation method and instrument 100
- What are we learning from classroom observations in LAC? 105
- Conclusions 132
- Notes 136
- References 136
- Chapter 3 Recruiting Better Teachers 139
- Raising the selectivity of teacher education 144
- Raising the quality of teacher education 151
- Raising lining standards 156
- Recruiting better teachers over the next decade 167
- Conclusions 174
- Notes 176
- References 176
- Chapter 4 Grooming Great Teachers 179
- Teacher induction and probationary periods 179
- Teacher evaluation 182
- In-service training 196
- Grooming teachers through school leadership 208
- Challenge and promise of information technology 211
- Conclusions 215
- Notes 218
- References 218
- Chapter 5 Motivating Teachers to Perform 223
- What motivates teachers? 224
- Professional rewards 225
- Accountability pressure 230
- Financial incentives 237
- Conclusions 276
- Notes 282
- References 283
- Chapter 6 Managing the Politics of Teacher Reform 287
- Education policies through the lens of teachers' interests 288
- Source of union power 297
- Political dynamics of education reform: Four recent cases 307
- Conclusions 323
- Notes 326
- References 328.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781464801518
- 1464801517
- OCLC:
- 896834936
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