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 […]
Assistant Researchers
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Mauricio Saavedra Sánchez
Degree en -
Mauricio holds a degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and studies the master in Political Science and Goverment from the same university. He returns to GRADE as an Assistant Researcher for the E-Tech Initiative project: where are we and how research can help learning in the developing world?
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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JournalInternational Journal of Educational Research
Does pre-school improve cognitive abilities among children with early-life stunting? A longitudinal study for Peru
2015 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Kirk Dearden, Benjamin Crookston, Jere R Behrman, Jere R. Behrman
Several studies in developing countries have found that children who experience growth faltering in the first years of life show lower cognitive abilities than their peers. In this study, we use the Young Lives longitudinal dataset in Peru to analyze if attending pre-school affects cognitive abilities at age five years, and if there is an […]
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Journal International Journal of Educational Research
Does pre-school improve cognitive abilities among children with early-life stunting?: a longitudinal study for Peru
2016 Santiago Cueto, Juan Leon, Alejandra Miranda, Kirk Dearden, Benjamin T. Crookston, Jere R. Behrman
Several studies in developing countries have found that children who experience growth faltering in the first years of life show lower cognitive abilities than their peers. In this study, we use the Young Lives longitudinal dataset in Peru to analyze if attending pre-school affects cognitive abilities at age five years, and if there is an […]
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JournalSilex: Revista Interdisciplinaria
El éxito educativo de la región Moquegua, un análisis de la gestión pedagógica e institucional en tres niveles: regional, local y de institución educativo
2015 Claudia Sugimaru, Juan Leon
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JournalRevista Peruana de Investigación Educativa
Ausentismo docente en Perú: Factores asociados y su efecto en el rendimiento
2015 Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon
The objective of this study is twofold. First, to describe how teachers’ and schools’ characteristics are associated with teacher absenteeism. Second, to explore the relationship between teacher absenteeism and student achievement (mathematics and language), after holding constant student, school and contextual variables. The study uses the Young Lives’ School Survey database which has information for […]
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The Reliability and Validity of Achievement Tests in the Second Young Lives School Survey in Ethiopia
2015 Juan Leon,
This technical note gives details of the reliability and validity of the assessments used in the second school survey carried out by Young Lives in Ethiopia for the purpose of the construction of test scores on a common scale within each language for maths and reading comprehension. This document give details of the three-parameter model […]
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Projects
News
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María Balarin y Martín Benavides fueron ponentes en el Encuentro por la Educación Superior, organizado por la FEPUC 2013
October 10, 2013 Education and learning
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¿Qué hemos aprendido sobre educación? Estudios de Niños del Milenio se presentaron en el Minedu
September 27, 2013 Education and learning
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Santiago Cueto y otros expertos en educación analizaron estudio sobre el uso de las TIC en los sistemas educativos de Corea, Finlandia y Singapur
September 16, 2013 Education and learning
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Aprendizaje, Oportunidades en la vida e Inequidad: Niños del Milenio en la 12ava Conferencia Internacional de UKFIET
September 9, 2013 Education and learning, Poverty and equality
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GRADE presentó y debatió el Documento de Trabajo “Le va bien en la vida” Percepciones de bienestar de un grupo de adolescentes del Perú
September 6, 2013 Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Events
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Patricia Arregui participará en reunión “Propuestas de Colaboración Concertada en Educación, Cooperación Internacional, Estado y Sociedad Civil”
26/02/2009 Education and learning
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Será discutido el estudio “Oportunidades y Riesgos de la Transferencia del Programa Wawa Wasi a las Municipalidades Provinciales”
17/02/2014 Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Investigadores Principales de GRADE participarán en la Conferencia Nacional 2009 del Foro Educativo
21/01/2009 → 24/01/2009 Campus de la PUCP (Av. Universitaria 1801, Lima) Education and learning
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Santiago Cueto participará en congreso internacional sobre psicología y pobreza
28/11/2008 Huancayo, Perú Education and learning, Poverty and equality, Health and nutrition
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Investigadores de GRADE participarán en el Primer Seminario Nacional de Investigación Educativa en la ciudad de Arequipa.
11/11/2008 → 12/11/2008 Arequipa, Perú Education and learning
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- Education and Learning
- Employment, Productivity and Innovation
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- 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