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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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