scholarly journals Los recursos didácticos de matemáticas en las aulas de educación primaria en América Latina: Disponibilidad e incidencia en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Murillo Torrecilla ◽  
Marcela Román Carrasco ◽  
Santiago Atrio Cerezo
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Elementary Classrooms ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
American Students ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Latin American Students ◽  
Educación Primaria ◽  
Latin American Countries

This article describes the availability of different mathematics teaching resources in primary classrooms in Latin America to determine whether it affects student performance. A study was developed exploiting the data collected by SERCE (UNESCO) assessment, using 4-level multilevel models. The sample includes more than 8,000 classrooms in 3rd and 6th grade within 3,000 schools and 16 Latin-American countries, with a total amount of 180,000 students. On one hand, the results show there are significant gaps and differences in availability to specific learning resources for Latin American students in elementary classrooms. The analysis provides evidence that within classes where different resources are handy, students achieve higher performance. 

scholarly journals La incidencia del liderazgo y el clima escolar en la satisfacción laboral de los docentes en América Latina

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Martínez-Garrido
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Classroom Climate ◽  
Teacher Satisfaction ◽  
Educational Effectiveness ◽  
Management Support ◽  
America Latina ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

The research on Educational Effectiveness has identified teachers' work satisfaction as a key element for the development of effective teaching. However, rather the number of studies analyzing the effect of teachers' job satisfaction on student performance, there is less research available to understand how teacher satisfaction is developed and what it depends on. The objective of this research is to know the relationship between teacher's job satisfaction, school management and climate. To achieve our aim, we conduct a multilevel analysis of the information provided by the teachers of 5,733 schools in 15 Latin American countries participating in UNESCO's Third Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (TERCE). Our results show that the work environment, the classroom climate and management support to teachers are the variables that have most impact on the level of job satisfaction of teachers in Latin America.

scholarly journals Friendships of Latin American Students in Brazil: From Individual Well-Being to an International Community

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Destination Country ◽  
American Students ◽  
Latin American Students ◽  
Latin American Countries

The purpose of this paper was to describe the composition of the friends’ networks, the formation of friendships and the role of friends of students from other Latin American countries in Brazil. A hundred students from 14 countries, including Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Chile, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Uruguay answered a questionnaire about their friendships. In total, 768 friends were mentioned, 469 of the same nationality of the student, 188 Brazilians and 111 of other nationalities. Compatriots living in their country of origin was the largest group (331), followed by Brazilians living in Brazil (182), compatriots in Brazil (85), and other foreigners in Brazil (80). Most of the students reported friendship with at least one Brazilian in the destination country (73%) and 97% sought to make friends in the destination country, developing friendships with Brazilians (89%), people from other countries (78%) and compatriots in Brazil (63%). The main difficulties in developing friendships with Brazilians were language (37%) and cultural differences (27%). The support received from the friends was recognized by 96% of the students and having friends in the destination country was considered important or very important by 95% of the participants. It can be concluded that these students present a diversified friends’ network in terms of nationality and place of residence. In Brazil, they cited more Brazilian friends than compatriots and other foreigners, indicating that the concept of homophilia is not enough to explain the composition of the friends’ network.

scholarly journals Planeacion estratégica en Instituciones del Sector Publico de América Latina (Strategic planning in Latin America public sector institutions)

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Alberto Leer Guillén
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
World Class ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Latin American Countries

<p>Este artículo presenta la implementación de planes estratégicos por medio de la metodología de clase mundial del Balanced Scorecard de Kaplan y Norton en ministerios de varios países de América Latina, así como las adaptaciones necesarias, experiencias y lecciones aprendidas en el proceso.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>This article presents the implementation of strategic plans using the methodology of Kaplan and Norton´s world class balanced scorecard with required adaptations in several Latin American countries ministries, and the knowledge and lessons learned in the process<strong><br /></strong></p>

scholarly journals La violencia homicida en América Latina

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Briceño-León
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
World Health ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Homicide Rates ◽  
Social Classification ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Latin American Countries

RESUMEN: El artículo analiza la situación de la violencia homicida en América Latina, cuál es su ubicación en la situación mundial de violencia y cuáles serían las posibles explicaciones para el lugar que ocupa. Utilizando la base de datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se clasifican las regiones por su tasa de homicidios y se ubica a América Latina como la región más violenta. Los países de América Latina son clasificados en cuatro grupos de acuerdo a la relación de su tasa de homicidios con la tasa media mundial y se caracterizan socialmente las víctimas.Para interpretar esa situación se relacionan con los niveles de urbanización y pobreza y se presentan los factores que pueden originar, fomentar y facilitar el incremento o disminución de los homicidios y su potencial utilidad en las políticas públicas.ABSTRACT: This article explores the situation of homicide violence in Latin America, its position within the worlds violence situation and the possible explanations for that position. Using the data bases of the World Health Organization, regions are classified by their homicide rates, which puts Latin America as the most violent region. Latin American countries are set in four groups according to the relation of their homicide rates with the world’s rate, and a social classification of victims is built. For interpreting this situation, those factors are put in relation with the levels of urbanization and poverty, and the possible causes of the increase or decrease of homicides are presented, as well as their potential utility for public policy making.

Student Political Activism in Guatemala: A Research Note

1971 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88
Author(s):  
John H. Petersen
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political Behavior ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
American Students ◽  
Latin American Students ◽  
Politically Active

Scholarly interest in student political behavior has grown markedly in recent years. Among those who have done research and written on Latin American students a good deal of effort has gone into attempts to develop some generalizations about bases of student activism. A major objective of these efforts has been to try and explain why students become politically active and what differentiates the politically active from the inactive students. Several hypotheses have been advanced in this research attempting to explain high degrees of student political involvement by relating it to factors in the students’ backgrounds or environment. Some of the hypotheses which stand out in the literature have been selected for analysis here. They will be examined in relation to data gathered during recent research on university students in Guatemala.

scholarly journals Knowledge about Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya in Latin American students, 2016

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (71) ◽  
pp. 134-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. Rios-González ◽  
C. Díaz-Vélez
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
American Students ◽  
Latin American Students
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