Enrolment rates by level of education in Paraguay, Latin America and the OECD

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Level Of Education

The Development of an Educational System in a Rural Guatemalan Community

1968 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 474-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar H. Horst ◽  
Avril McLelland
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Educational System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
World Region ◽  
The World

In the United States there is a constant preoccupation with the qualitative aspects of our educational system. This occurs in a nation where over 98 per cent of all children between the ages of seven and fourteen are attending school and where over 95 per cent of all inhabitants are considered literate. Thus, in terms of literacy and level of education, the United States is classified as highly advanced. Not so fortunate are the developing nations of the world.Latin America, as a major world region, is classified as underdeveloped and shares many of the economic and social misfortunes which plague that sector of the world's populace. Within Latin America there is a wide diversity of educational attainment. Although seven nations may be classified as advanced or moderately advanced, these represent less than one quarter of the region's population. The vast majority are less advantaged and among these are the inhabitants of Guatemala. Less than one quarter of its children between the ages of seven and fourteen attend school; less than 30 per cent over ten years of age are considered literate.

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Latin America

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. 415-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A. Mangone ◽  
Adrían Alvarez Bueno ◽  
Ricardo Allegri ◽  
Raúl Arizaga ◽  
Ricardo Nitrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Medical Problem ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Latin Americans ◽  
Latin American Countries ◽  
Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms

Latin America has a connotation of youth (Mangone & Arizaga, 1999). Yet we cannot ignore the significant increase in life expectancy in many Latin American countries (Table 1); as the economy and level of education improve, so does the health of the population. With the increase in life expectancy, Latin Americans are beginning to perceive dementia in the elderly as a considerable social and medical problem.

scholarly journals The Currency of Knowledge: Education and economic growth in Latin America

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Andrew Thomas Bosz ◽  
Andrew Anthony Rufatt
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Latin America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Level Of Education

In the early 1960s, Latin America was on the brink of significant economic growth, withschool attainment and income levels well ahead of East Asia. However, by 2000, despitegreater financial and political efforts to develop their education system to the standard offully developed countries, Latin America had already been well surpassed by East Asia. Byconsidering the influence of education and human capital accumulation, this paperendeavours to rationalise the disparities between the economic failures of Latin America bycomparison to the economic prosperity of East Asia. Internationally standardised cognitivetesting consistently shows Latin America below East Asia, indicating a greater quality ofeducation in East Asia. Moreover, Latin America appears to experience some degree ofdifficulty in retaining its human capital due to ‘brain drain’. As such, whilst the LatinAmerican labour force continues to grow, the average level of education is deteriorating,which in turn adversely affects economic prosperity.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

The Colorado Journey Towards Optimal Outcomes for Children With Hearing Loss

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Yoshinaga-Itano
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Diverse Population ◽  
Language Outcomes ◽  
Maternal Bonding ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Optimal Outcomes ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss

Abstract It is possible for children who are deaf or hard of hearing to attain language development comparable to their hearing peers, but these outcomes are not guaranteed. The population of children with hearing loss is a diverse population and although the variable of the age of identification is less variable, there are numerous variables that could potentially and have historically impacted language outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Variables such as hearing loss, maternal level of education, and maternal bonding can overcome the benefits of earlier identification and intervention.

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