The Bolivian Education Reform 1992-2002 : case studies in large-scale education reform
The Bolivian Education Reform 1992-2002 : case studies in large-scale education reform
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1992-2002年玻利维亚教育改革:大规模教育改革案例研究
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2003
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M. Simoni
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作者:
M. E. Contreras;M. Simoni
This case study of the Bolivian education reform, synthesizes the first decade of the reform's design and implementation process, from 1992 to 2002, and, summarizes many recent unpublished reports on the reform, while weaving together various partial studies produced in Bolivia and abroad. The study presents a general background of Bolivia, and its socioeconomic and educational characteristics, traces the reform's background, its formulation process, and the main proposals of the Education Reform Law of 1994 (ERL). It also includes an analysis of the reform implementation, and highlights major changes in: teacher training, curriculum development, curriculum and pedagogical implementation, bilingual and intercultural education, institutional reform, decentralization, student achievement and testing (SIMECAL), and financing. The reform has improved the internal efficiency of public primary schools, and decreased access differentials between rural and urban areas. Lessons indicate that continuity in policy and leadership, is critical to achieve lasting results; there is a need for basic provision of materials in all schools in order for innovation to take hold; there is also a need to ensure that basic institutional capacities are developed within the ministries of education. The report further emphasizes that all levels of education systems have complementary roles to play in a reform. The study is composed of six sections: the first section presents a general background of Bolivia and its socioeconomic and educational characteristics; section 2 traces the reform's background, its formulation process, and the main proposals of the 1994 ERL; section 3 includes an analysis of the reform implementation and highlights major changes in teacher training; curriculum development; curriculum and pedagogical implementation; bilingual and intercultural education; institutional reform; teachers' unions and compensation; decentralization; student achievement and testing (SIMECAL); and, education financing; section 4 assesses the education reform and compares it to other countries in the region. It analyzes the reform's main influences, and the reformers' critical reform strategies, while section 5 presents the study's main conclusions, and the final section distills lessons learned from the Bolivian experience.