Projects
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Preparation of research reports of the OLPC project at home
The purpose of this project is to design and execute the analyses of the project One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) at home, to then prepare research reports. As it may be recalled, within the framework of this project XO laptops were randomly allocated to primary school students in fourteen low-performance schools in Lima. The laptops […]
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Determining factors of localized poverty and inequality traps
The objectives of the study are (i) construct descriptive indicators for inequality of opportunities, quality of life, social mobility, from a territorial perspective; and (ii) prepare pseudo-panels to analyze changes in the distribution of opportunities in specific population groups (marked by particular circumstances) to identify if these groups are more or less prone to upward […]
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The Principal’s role in school: Influence of teaching leadership on academic performance
The study seeks to explore if the teaching leadership exercised by the principal in school has a significant effect on the students academic performance in Mathematics and Reading Comprehension. Furthermore, it will analyze if the effect of the authority leadership is the same for low-performing students and for high-performing students. The study will use the […]
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Preparation of Base Line for Impact Evaluation of the Program for Improvement of Early Childhood Education in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Huánuco.
The study consists in the preparation of the base line and the design and proposal of a follow-up and monitoring system for subsequent quasi-experimental evaluation of the Program for Improvement of Early Childhood Education in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Huánuco. The monitoring and data gathering system include aspects such as infrastructure, materials, accompaniment and training of […]
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How to include indigenous peoples of Latin America? Progress made, challenges and lessons learned with the Prior Consultation Act in Peru
The purpose is to carry out research on How to include indigenous peoples of Latin America? Progress made, challenges and lessons learned with the Prior Consultation Act in Peru. Furthermore, a presentation will be prepared for the First Regional Conference on the Latin American Initiative for Research on Public Policies (ILAIPP) to be held on […]
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Teaching and Learning Study: achieving quality for all for the 2013 Annual Report of Educación para Todos (Education for All).
Preparation of a report as contribution for the 2013 Education for All Annual Report with the subject Teaching and Learning: achieving quality for all, with the participation of César Guadalupe, Juan León and Santiago Cueto.
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Development of a methodology to identify Indigenous Peoples for whom the Prior Consultation Act is applicable in the Peruvian Andes.
The Project seeks to perform an analysis of the identification of indigenous peoples in the Andean region and its implications for the application of the Prior Consultation Act to use as contribution to define the agenda for the World Bank and the Ministry of Culture of Peru. In particular, it provides the following: a) Brief […]
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Strengthening of evaluation on impact of policies and programs in the region
With this Project, GRADE confirms startup of a new line of activities, that is, academic formation and practice related to our research tasks. We are able to do it thanks to funding from the IDRC within the framework of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI). While Latin America has experienced a growth in the volume of […]
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Baseline: use of time in public educational institutions
The main objective of the study is to know the use of time dedicated within the educational institutions and classrooms (teaching or other activities) and explore other factors or variables (cognitive demand, curricular coverage and classroom atmosphere) that may be associated to the quality of the education secondary school students receive in regular public educational […]
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Evaluation of the Agrarian Competitiveness Program – IADB
A retrospective analysis will be conducted within the Third Agrarian Competitiveness and Innovation Program on the evolution and performance of the framework of agricultural and livestock policies of Peru during the effective term of the three programmatic loans (policy-based programs -PBPs). Furthermore, an analysis will also be conducted on the evolution of the main macroeconomic […]