Education and Learning
In the past several years, there have been improvements in Peruvian education. For example, enrollment rates have increased, and there is an observable trend toward improvement in standardized test scores. However, there is still much to be done in terms of the quality, equality, and relevance of education in Peru.
Therefore, all GRADE studies focus on identifying the existing challenges for the Peruvian educational system in achieving its intended impact on society. In these studies, GRADE researchers place significant emphasis on educational inequality. As such, our researchers have conducted studies on the effects of poverty, living in rural areas, race and ethnicity (with a focus on indigenous peoples and the Afro-Peruvian community), and disability on educational opportunities and success. GRADE researchers have likewise incorporated a gender component into many studies.
Informed by these studies as well as others, GRADE researchers have been directly involved in policy debates in numerous sectors of government, including those of the Ministry of Education and other institutions working on topics in education.
Senior Researchers
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Lorena Alcázar Valdivia
PhD en Economics - Washington University
Lorena has a BA in Economics from the Pacific University in Peru, a Master’s Degree in Political and International Economy from the Kiel Institute of World Economics, and a PhD in Economics from Washington University. She is currently a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE). Previously, she served as Vice-President […]
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María Balarin Bonazzi
PhD en Educational Policy - University of Bath
María is a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE) where she has a broad portfolio of both applied and academic research. Her applied work focuses on the analysis and qualitative evaluation of educational and social policies, with a special focus on processes of policy implementation. Her academic work has mostly focused […]
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Martín Benavides Abanto (on leave)
PhD en Sociology - Pennsylvania State University
Martín Benavides has a PhD in Sociology from Pennsylvania State University where he also attained a Master’s Degree in Education Policy. He has a degree in Sociology and a BA in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, and has been a visiting student on issues of social mobility and inequality at Nuffield College […]
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Santiago Cueto Caballero
PhD en Educational Psychology - Indiana University
Santiago Cueto holds a degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a PhD in the same field from Indiana University in the United States. He has been a Visiting Researcher at the University of California at Davis and the University of Oxford. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE, […]
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Gabriela Guerrero Barnechea
PhD en Educational Sciences - KU Leuven
Gabriela Guerrero has a PhD in Educational Sciences from the KU Leuven in Belgium and a Master’s Degree in Development Studies with a major in Public Policy from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, The Netherlands. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She is currently a […]
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Juan León Jara-Almonte
PhD en - Pennsylvania State University
Juan has a PhD in Educational Theory and Policy and Comparative & International Education from Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with mention in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Currently, he is a Senior Researcher at GRADE. His research interests are inequality in education, intercultural bilingual education, early […]
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Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui
M.A. en Sociology - Johns Hopkins University
Patricia McLauchlan de Arregui graduated in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She obtained her MA and concluded her doctoral studies in Sociology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She has worked for GRADE as a Senior Researcher since 1985 and was Executive Director of the institution between 1988 and 1998. Her […]
Associated Researchers
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Vanessa Rojas Arangoitia
PhD candidate en - Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Vanessa is studying for a PhD in Sociology at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has a degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Her work has focused on the anthropology of education and childhood, addressing issues of educational transitions, child welfare, educational quality and power relations. During 2012, she […]
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Néstor Valdivia Vargas
PhD candidate en Sociology - El Colegio de México
Néstor Valdivia is studying for a PhD in Sociology at El Colegio de México and holds a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He is currently an Associate Researcher at GRADE in the fields of poverty and equality, education, the labor market and human development. He has worked on development and […]
Adjunct Researchers
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Antonio Campos Flores
PhD candidate en - University of San Andrés, Argentina
Antonio is a PhD Candidate in Economics from the University of San Andrés in Argentina. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of San Andrés and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He has been a coordinator of educational policy evaluations at the Ministry of […]
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Liliana Miranda Molina
Master en - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Liliana has a master’s degree in Education Research from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). She worked at the Ministry of Education (MINEDU), first as Head of MINEDU’s Quality Measurement Unit and then as Vice-Minister of Pedagogical Management. Currently, Liliana is an Adjunct […]
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María Fernanda Rodríguez García
Master en - Cambridge University
María Fernanda holds a master’s degree in Education, Globalization & International Development from Cambridge University in United Kingdom and a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She returns to GRADE as an Adjunct Researcher.
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Paola Sarmiento Huerta
Master in Arts en - University of British Columbia
Paola holds a MA on Educational Policy from University of British Columbia (UBC) and has a degree in Educational Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She has been part of educational reform processes in Peru such as the Public Teaching Career and the University Reform. In addition, she has been a member of the […]
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Claudia Sugimaru Arakaki
Máster en Educational Sciences - KU Leuven
Claudia holds a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences from KU Leuven in Belgium and a degree in Psychology with a major in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Currently, she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE.
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Jessica Tapia Soriano
Master en - Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
Jessica holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences with an orientation on Education from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina. Currently she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE and the Pedagogical Coordinator of the Growing with Multigrade Rural Schools in Peru (CREER) Project.
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Verónica Villarán Bedoya
Master en - Social Sciences with an orientation on Education
Verónica holds a Degree in Social Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a Master’s degree in Social Sciences with an orientation on Education from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina. Between 2011 and 2014 she worked at the Ministry of Education, first as Director of Educational Research and Documentation and […]
External Consultants
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Marcela Ponce de León
Master en - University College London
Marcela holds a Master in Policy Studies in Education from the University College London, UK and has a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She returns to GRADE as a consultant for the “Design of an evidence-based project on early childhood development in Peru for the Porticus Foundation” project lead by Gabriela […]
Research Assistants
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Gera Ríos Espinoza
Graduate en -
Gera is a graduate of Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Gera is a research assistant in the “Conecta Ideas” project.
Project Support Staff
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Mónica Lizama Egoavil
Degree en - National Agrarian University
Mónica studied Statistical and Computer Science Engineer at the National University Agrarian La Molina. Currently she is the Data Manager for Young Lives in Peru. Before joining Young Lives, Mónica worked as a statistics assistant at the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics (INEI) and the International Nutrition Institute (IIN).
External Affiliated Researchers
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David Baker
PhD en - Johns Hopkins University
David P. Baker is Professor of Education and Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on the impact of education on individuals and societies, international comparisons of school organization, academic outcomes, and educational policy. His most recent book is The Schooled Society: The Educational Transformation of Global Culture. Palo Alto CA: Stanford University […]
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Jere R. Behrman
Ph.D. en - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Behrman is a leading international researcher in empirical microeconomics, with emphasis on developing economies. He is also a Research Associate at Penn’s Population Studies Center. His research interests include empirical microeconomics, labor economics, human resources (early childhood development, education, health, nutrition), project evaluation, economic demography, incentive systems and household behaviors. The unifying dimension of […]
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Marjorie Chinen
PhD en - University of California
Marjorie is a Ph.D. in Education with emphasis on Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Research Methodology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has over 15 years of experience in project management, technical assistance, research and fieldwork in international development. She has led multiple projects in different areas of education, and designed and […]
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Marta Favara
PhD en - University of Essex
Marta is a Senior Researcher at the Oxford Department of International Development at the University of Oxford where she is leading the quantitative research agenda of Young Lives since 2015. She is also a Research Fellow at the Oxford Martin School Programme on African Governance and an IZA Research Affiliate. Before joining Young Lives, she […]
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Sonia Laszlo
PhD en - University of Toronto
Sonia Laszlo is Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development. Her main research areas cover many aspects of applied microeconomic analysis in economic development: rural development, access to markets, and the relationship between income, health and education in economic development. In addition to using traditional analytic tools […]
Visiting Researchers
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Claudia Galindo
PhD en - Pennsylvania State University
Claudia holds a Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Policy and Comparative & International Education from Pennsylvania State University, and a post-doctoral degree in Social Organization of Schools from Johns Hopkins University. She is an Associated Professor at University of Maryland, Baltimore County where she teaches in the fields of educational inequalities, inmigration and research methodologies.
Publications
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Aprendiendo matemática de manera divertida desde el hogar: factores asociados al uso de la plataforma online Conecta Ideas
2021 Claudia Sugimaru, Carla Glave
El objetivo de la investigación consiste en analizar los factores asociados al uso en el hogar de la plataforma online “Conecta Ideas” por parte de estudiantes de 4to de primaria de instituciones públicas de Lima Metropolitana en el año 2019. El estudio se basa en un Modelo de Aceptación de Tecnología (TAM), el cual predice […]
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¿Qué diferencia hacen las escuelas? Un estudio de métodos mixtos en colegios secundarios del Perú
2021 Juan Leon, Gabriela Guerrero, Santiago Cueto, Paul Glewwe
The study on which this policy document is based analyzes which factors are associated with good results of students in public secondary educational institutions (IE), despite their adverse socioeconomic condition. For this purpose, a mixed methods design is used that follows a sequential explanatory model, which allows us to explore the effect of different types […]
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What difference do schools make? A mixed methods study in secondary schools in Peru
2021 Juan Leon, Gabriela Guerrero, Santiago Cueto, Paul Glewwe
This study contributes to the scarce literature on school effectiveness in secondary education in Peru by addressing the following questions: i) which educational processes within schools are most influential in math and reading comprehension? and in the case of the most effective schools, ii) what is the importance that principals, teachers, and students place on […]
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Estratificación de los retornos a la educación superior en el Perú: el rol de la calidad de la educación y las opciones de carrera
2021 Alan Sanchez, Marta Favara, Catherine Porter
Este documento de política analiza la situación de América Latina y el Caribe con respecto a sus niveles de crecimientos en la tasa de asistencia a educación superior. En el caso del Perú, la tasa bruta de asistencia en este nivel aumentó entre el 2001 y el 2019 (para jóvenes de 17 a 21 años). […]
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Do More School Resources Increase Learning Outcomes? Evidence from an Extended School-Day Reform
2021 Jorge M. Agüero, Marta Favara, Catherine Porter, Alan Sanchez
Sigue siendo un debate abierto si la asignación de más recursos mejora los resultados de aprendizaje de los alumnos de las escuelas públicas de bajo rendimiento. Nos centramos en el efecto del aumento del tiempo de instrucción, que es teóricamente ambiguo debido a posibles cambios compensatorios en el esfuerzo de los estudiantes, los profesores o […]
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Understanding Children´s Experiences of Violence in Peru: Evidence from Young Lives
2016Gabriela Guerrero, Vanessa Rojas,
This paper describes children’s experiences of violence at home in Peru, using a lifecourse approach. Violence against children at home tended to increase with age, as children took on more chores (especially in rural areas), and spent more time away from home (in some cases, in urban areas). The chances of being hit by parents […]
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Evaluación de impacto de la jornada escolar completa
2016
Los bajos niveles de aprendizaje de los adolescentes en el Perú demandan la identificación de políticas educativas que logren, efectivamente, mejorar estos niveles y cerrar brechas. Este reporte presenta la evaluación de impacto de una ambiciosa política educativa, la Jornada Escolar Completa (JEC), que se empezó a implementar en el año escolar del 2015 en […]
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Gendered trajectories through education, work and parenthood in Peru
2016
This paper explores young people’s inter-related transitions and pathways through schooling, work and parenthood, with a special focus on the way gender affects trajectories into adulthood among a sample of young people growing up in poverty. The authors report on the outcomes and trajectories of those members of the Older Cohort who participated in Young […]
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El efecto del Acompañamiento Pedagógico sobre los rendimientos de los estudiantes de escuelas públicas rurales del Perú
2016
El principal objetivo de este estudio es evaluar el efecto sobre el rendimiento escolar del programa de capacitación laboral durante el servicio denominado Acompañamiento Pedagógico (AP, en adelante). Este programa, creado en el año 2008, fue uno de los pilares del Programa de Educación Logros de Aprendizaje (PELA). El PELA representa uno de los esfuerzos […]
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Early childhood development: wealth, the nurturing environment and inequality first results from the PRIDI database
2016
This paper presents findings from the Regional Project on Child Development Indicators, PRIDI for its acronym in Spanish. PRIDI created a new tool, the Engle Scale, for evaluating development in children aged 24 to 59 months in four domains: cognition, language and communication, socio-emotional and motor skills. It also captures and identifies factors associated with […]
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JournalJournal of Development Effectiveness
Getting teachers back to the classroom. A systematic review on what works to improve teacher attendance in developing countries
2013Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, , Santiago Cueto,
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
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JournalCNE Opina
Evaluaciones estandarizadas del rendimiento escolar
2013Santiago Cueto,
El más reciente boletín del Consejo Nacional de Educación (CNE), CNE Opina nº 36, reflexiona sobre el objetivo de las evaluaciones estandarizadas y cómo se han implementado en el Perú.
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JournalAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Postinfancy growth, schooling, and cognitive achievement: Young Lives
2013, , Santiago Cueto, ,
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JournalHigher Education
What to do next: an exploratory study of the post-secondary decisions of American students
2013Juan Leon, ,
Research on college choices is the new tool used by Higher Educational Institutions to help them identify the influences and factors affecting potential student populations. To measure the growing rate of working students in higher education, we propose to examine the
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JournalMaternal & Child Nutrition
What Difference Can Fathers Make?: Early Paternal Absence Compromises Peruvian Children’s Growth
2013, , , Santiago Cueto,
Impacto de la presencia del padre durante la infancia y la niñez en la talla para la edad (puntaje Z o HAZ por sus siglas en inglés) de niños a los 5 años de edad. Los datos provienen de una cohorte de Niños del Milenio de Perú.
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Lejos (aún) de la equidad: la persistencia de las desigualdades educativas en el Perú
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007Martín Benavides,
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Las evaluaciones nacionales e internacionales de rendimiento escolar en el Perú: balance y perspectivas
Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú2007Santiago Cueto,
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Paisaje, territorio y recursos
Imágenes de la Tierra, Archivo Pintura Campesina2006Manuel Glave,
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Autonomía y regulación externa: tensiones en la profesionalización docente
El oficio de docente: vocación, trabajo y profesión en el siglo XXI -
Oportunidades de aprendizaje y rendimiento en comunicación integral de estudiantes en tercer y cuarto grado de primaria en Lima y Ayacucho
Los desafíos de la escolaridad en el Perú: estudios sobre los procesos pedagógicos, los saberes previos y el rol de las familias2006Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, , ,
Se describirán las oportunidades de aprendizaje en comunicación integral de los estudiantes de tercer y cuarto grados de primaria en 20 escuelas de Lima y Ayacucho, buscando explicar su aprendizaje durante el año.
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Educación Inicial y rendimiento en la escuela / Reforma institucional en la gestión pública ambiental
2007Juan Jose Diaz, Manuel Glave,
Educación Inicial y rendimiento en la escuela / Reforma institucional en la gestión pública ambiental.
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Oportunidades y logros de aprendizaje en el Perú / ¿Por qué es importante considerar la calidad de los programas sociales en el Perú?
2006Santiago Cueto, ,
Oportunidades y logros de aprendizaje en el Perú / ¿Por qué es importante considerar la calidad de los programas sociales en el Perú?
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Los caminos de la desigualdad en la escuela peruana / Población indígena y exclusión social en el Perú
2003Martín Benavides, Nestor Valdivia,
Los caminos de la desigualdad en la escuela peruana / Población indígena y exclusión social en el Perú.
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Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica.
2002Lorena Alcazar,
Boletines de apoyo al Congreso: servicio de asesoría económica. Cinco boletines: descentralización I y II, corrupción, empleo y educación
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Educación y brechas de equidad en América Latina – Tomo II
2006
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
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Educación y brechas de equidad en América Latina – Tomo I
2006Santiago Cueto,
Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.
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Los desafíos de la escolaridad en el Perú: estudios sobre los procesos pedagógicos, los saberes previos y el rol de las familias
2006Martín Benavides,
Esta publicación recoge tres artículos que tienen como denominador común el intento de identificar los mecanismos que pueden permitir mejorar la calidad y los procesos para avanzar hacia la equidad.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Education and Learning en la categoría Mimeo
Projects
- Executive Secretariat of the Educational Research Fund of PREALJune 2011 - September 2013
- Young Lives – quantitative component 2011-2012April 2011 - March 2012
- Young Lives – Qualitative component 2011-2012April 2011 - March 2012
- Young Lives – communications 2011-2012April 2011 - March 2012
- Technology and human capital: interventions at home and in schools. Design of instruments for the 2011 baselineMarch 2011 - May 2011
- Review of the main education programs for improvement of Basic Education in Peru.February 2011 - May 2011
- Análisis de los resultados de la evaluación PISA 2009 sobre la relación entre prácticas familiares y escolares y el rendimiento estudiantilFebruary 2011 - March 2011
- Analysis of the PISA 2009 evaluation results with regard to the relation between social and cultural inequities and students’ performance.February 2011 - March 2011
- Conceptual framework on the relation between family and school practices and students’ performance in Reading comprehension.November 2010 - November 2010
- Conceptual framework on the relation between social and cultural inequities and students’ performanceNovember 2010 - November 2010
News
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Opinion Article, Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19
The other victims: Covid-19 expone la desigualdad, por Lorena Alcázar vía Ojo Público
April 21, 2020 Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Poverty and equality
More than a month after the quarantine started, the situation is uncertain and worrying for thousands of families. The impact of measures to tackle the pandemic is not the same for everyone. Women have a greater presence in the sectors hardest hit by the crisis: commerce (26% versus 13% of men) and services (44% versus […]
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GRADE frente al COVID-19, Institutional News
Miguel Jaramillo joined the fourth CADEx “New work framework in health emergency”
April 21, 2020 Education and learning
IPAE held the fourth CADEx “A new labor framework on the sidelines of a health emergency”. Our senior researcher, Miguel Jaramillo, was a panelist together with Juan Carlos Requejo, vice-Minister of Labor at the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion, and Diego Macera, general general at the Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE).
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Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19, Reference
Hugo Ñopo in Cuarto Poder: Education in times of pandemic
April 19, 2020 Education and learning
“What it is about is to do the best we can given the existing conditions. Clearly this is not a replacement for face-to-face. It is a temporary solution that we can have while our children cannot leave the houses.” Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, participated in this Cuarto Poder reportage on education in times of […]
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Opinion Article, Media GRADE, GRADE frente al COVID-19
CREER Project in La Mula: What does the strategy “Aprendo en Casa” asks to us Peruvian families?
April 16, 2020 Education and learning
With the strategy “Aprendo en Casa”, a new bond could be forming both within homes and between families and schools. Read the new article written by the team of our Creciendo con las Escuelas Rurales Multigrado del Perú (CREER) / Project Growing with the Rural Multigrade Schools of Peru via La Mula.
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El Comercio highlights research findings by Hugo Ñopo and Ana Paula Franco on the situation of young people in Peru
January 16, 2020 Education and learning, Employment, productivity and innovation
“Younger people take longer to complete their studies and enter the labor market; or they are in the NEET (Not in Education, Employement or Training) segment”. El Comercio highlights the research findings of Hugo Ñopo and Ana Paula Franco, “Ser joven en el Perú: educación y trabajo” (Being young in Peru: education and work), published […]
Events
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GRADE’s researchers will give methodological workshops, attend conferences and share papers at the VII National Seminar of the SIEP
18/05/2021 → 21/05/2021 Education and learning, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes, Poverty and equality, State reform and public institutions
Diversos investigadores de Grade del área de investigación Educación y aprendizajes dictarán talleres metodológicos, participarán de conferencias y presentarán ponencias en el VII Seminario Nacional de Investigación Educativa «Causas y desafíos de la segregación educativa: implicancias para la calidad, la equidad y la construcción de ciudadanía», organizado por la Sociedad de Investigación Educativa Peruana (SIEP), el 18, 19, 20 y 21 de mayo, por primera […]
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“It’s not longer like before”: Teaching testimonies on punishment, discipline and authority. CREER’s 5th online meeting
12/05/2021 7:00 pm Facebook de CREER Education and learning
Our Growing in Multigrade Rural Schools in Peru (CREER) project held its fifth virtual conversation, “It’s no longer like before”: Teaching testimonies on punishment, discipline and authority. The main presentation was in charge of CREER’s consultant, María José Sánchez. María Delia Cieza, specialist of the Regional Directorate of Education in Cajamarca and member of the National Council of Education, […]
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GRADE’s researchers at the 31st CIES Annual Research Seminar 2020
15/12/2020 → 17/12/2020 Zoom CIES Education and learning, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Natural resources, extractive industries and social conflict
Del 15 al 17 de diciembre, se llevará a cabo el XXXI Seminario Anual de Investigación 2020 del Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES), cuyo tema será “Perú 2021-2026: retos y oportunidades en el nuevo contexto mundial”. Como cada año, varios de nuestros investigadores e investigadoras participarán como expositores, comentaristas y conductores de las […]
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Gabriela Guerrero will share findings on surveys to measure the impact of the pandemic on child development in the region
09/12/2020 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Zoom Diálogo Interamericano Education and learning
The pandemic has created difficulties in measuring the development of children in Latin America and the Caribbean. Traditional methods for measuring the growth of minors are not feasible since it is not possible to visit homes in person. Due to these obstacles, many countries in the region have sought new ways of evaluating development from […]
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Santiago Cueto will be a speaker at CONADIS 1st National Research Meeting on Disability
04/12/2020 5:40 pm Facebook CONADIS Education and learning, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship
Santiago Cueto will be one of the speakers at the 1st National Research Meeting on Disability, organized by the National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (CONADIS). Our executive director and senior researcher will present “Coverage, opportunities, factors associated with access and perceptions about special education and educational inclusion in Peru”. LIVE BROADCAST Join the […]
- Education and Learning
- Employment, Productivity and Innovation
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Ethnicity, Gender and Citizenship
- Methodologies for Research and Evaluation of Policy and Programmes
- Poverty and Equity
- Natural Resources, Extractive Industries and Social Conflict
- State Reform and Public Institutions
- Health and Nutrition
- Urbanization and Sustainable Cities