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Meade, Ben; Gershberg, Alec Ian – Journal of Education Policy, 2008
We build upon and examine critically the framework for analysing accountability set forth in the World Bank's World Development Report 2004 (WDR04) through a review of selected literature studying accountability-focused reforms in three Latin American countries--Brazil, Colombia and Chile. We examine the successes and pitfalls of the three…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Administrative Organization, Foreign Countries
Gardner, Mary A. – 1981
Recent decree laws in Chile, if implemented, will eliminate all professional "colegios" (governing bodies), including those for medicine, law, and journalism, and allow them the alternative of forming free trade unions. The twenty "colegios" of Chile require university education for membership and serve as monitors of the…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Group Dynamics, Group Status, Group Unity
Hastings, Lance O. – 1981
The paper discusses the effects of a specific culture, in this case Chilean, on bilingual handicapped students' responses to test items. Even though the tests used were Spanish translations, Ss' responses were influenced by lifestyles, the educational system, and the physical resources available in the classroom setting. Evidence is cited to…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education