Beyond Chalk and Talk: Experimental Math and Science Education in Argentina
Nov 2009
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Cabrol, Marcelo;Ibarrarán, Pablo
Primary-school students in Argentina score low in international assessments of learning, particularly in math and science. To help remedy this situation, the Inter-American Development Bank is…
IDBtv: Positioning the Inter-American Development Bank as the Premier Source of Information on Development Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Oct 2009
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
IDBtv creates television programming on economic and social development issues in the region and distributes it through partnerships with television outlets in Latin America, the Caribbean and the…
Lecciones aprendidas del diseño y la aprobación del Mecanismo Crediticio para el Financiamiento de Municipios Brasileños (PROCIDADES)
Oct 2009
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
En diciembre de 2006, el Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) aprobó la Propuesta para un Mecanismo Crediticio para el Financiamiento de Municipios Brasileños (PROCIDADES…
Lecciones sobre el proceso de preparación de la Iniciativa de Agua y Saneamiento del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
Oct 2009
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Con el lanzamiento de la Iniciativa de Agua y Saneamiento el BID busca ayudar a sus países miembros a alcanzar el suministro universal de los servicios de agua y saneamiento, y posicionar al Banco…
Improving the Education Component of Conditional Cash Transfers in Urban Settings
Jun 2009
Author(s): Attanasio, Orazio P.;Meghir, Costas;Santiago, Ana;Shephard, Andrew
Presents information about opportunity cost of attendance to school, touching on issues of the proper dimensioning of cash subsidies, the adequacy of the conditionality and operational issues…
Credit Constraints and the Demand for Higher Education in Latin America
Jun 2009
Author(s): Alfonso, Mariana
This paper presents information about a theoretical model that provides different interpretations for the correlation between
family wealth and tertiary education enrollment; the empirical…
OLPC Pre-Pilot Evaluation Report (Haiti)
Jun 2009
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Kipp, Scott;Cruz, Jessica;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Steiner-Khamsi, Gita
This working paper discusses the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) pilot program carried out by the Haitian Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) conducted in collaboration with the IDB.…
Guidelines for Conducting After Action Reviews
May 2009
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
Various Methodologies exist for facilitating systematic, collective reflexions of teams (workgroups) and for the identification of lessons learned. These methodologies include after action reviews (…
Pautas para la realización de "after action reviews" o reuniones de reflexión después de la acción
May 2009
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Existen diversas metodologías que facilitan la reflexión sistemática y colectiva de los equipos de trabajo y la identificación de Lecciones Aprendidas. Estas metodologías incluyen los After Action…