Different Paths to Student Learning : Good Practices and Student Performance - Identifying Success from Municipal School Systems in Brazil

World Bank

Different Paths to Student Learning : Good Practices and Student Performance - Identifying Success from Municipal School Systems in Brazil

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World Bank

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Washington, DC

Descripción

The importance of education to the socioeconomic and political development of nations is widely discussed in the education policy literature. This study seeks to identify the good policies and practices that lead students in some municipal school systems in Brazil to obtain better results than would be expected based purely on socioeconomic factors. This report is divided into four sections. The next section, section two, explains in detail the rationale and motivation for the study. Section three explains the conceptual framework for the qualitative field research. It provides a succinct but detailed explanation of the methodology used, elaborating on issues such as the definition of study samples and the design of the field research instruments. Section four presents the main results of the analysis and identifies the principal education policy factors that appeared to help some municipal school systems obtain better-than-expected Prova Brasil results. Section five presents 12 municipal 'success stories' in a loose narrative format. These narratives serve as examples of how different combinations of good practices can translate into results in a variety of actual situations. Lastly, we offer some final considerations in closing.

Palabras clave

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ADULTS, AGE OF STUDENTS, AVERAGE SCORE, BASIC DISCIPLINES, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC LITERACY, CALL, CAREER, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CHURCHES, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLASSROOM, COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CURRICULUM, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULUM PLAN, DECENTRALIZATION, DIDACTIC MATERIALS, DISCIPLINES, DISSERTATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, EDUCATED POPULATION, EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION BUDGET, EDUCATION COMMUNITY, EDUCATION CYCLE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION FOR YOUTH, EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION INITIATIVES, EDUCATION LEADERS, EDUCATION LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION PLANNING, EDUCATION PLANS, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION PROFESSION, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION QUALITY, EDUCATION REFORM, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SERVICES, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, EFFECTS OF EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS, ETHICS, EXAM, EXCLUSIVE EDUCATION, EXPANSION OF EDUCATION, FAMILY LIFE, FORMAL EDUCATION, FREQUENCY OF VISITS, FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION, GENERAL EDUCATION, GRADE REPETITION, GRADUATE LEVEL, GRADUATE STUDIES, HIGH DROP-OUT RATES, HOMEWORK, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLITERACY, IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATION POLICIES, INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSTRUCTION METHODS, INTERVENTIONS, JOB MARKET, KINDERGARTEN, LABOR FORCE, LEARNING CAPACITY, LEARNING PROCESS, LECTURES, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LITERACY PROCESS, LITERACY SKILLS, LITERACY TRAINING, LITERATURE, LOCAL SCHOOLS, MATHEMATICS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MUNICIPAL EDUCATION SECRETARIATS, MUNICIPAL SCHOOL, MUNICIPAL SCHOOL SYSTEM, MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY, NATIONAL SCHOOL, NATIONAL SECONDARY EDUCATION TEST, NET ENROLLMENT, NET ENROLLMENT RATE, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY INSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF EDUCATION SERVICES, QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION, QUALITY OF TEACHERS, READING, REASONING, REGIONAL EDUCATION, REPETITION RATES, RESEARCHERS, RIGHT TO EDUCATION, RURAL AREAS, RURAL STUDENTS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL BUILDING, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, SCHOOL COMMUNITY, SCHOOL COUNCIL, SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL MAINTENANCE, SCHOOL MEAL, SCHOOL MEALS, SCHOOL NUTRITION, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL QUALITY, SCHOOL SUPERVISION, SCHOOL SUPERVISORS, SCHOOL SUPPORT, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, STANDARDIZED TESTS, STATE EDUCATION, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, TEACHER, TEACHER SALARIES, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TENURE, TERMS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TEST SCORES, TRAINING COURSES, UNIVERSITY DEGREE, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKERS