Education in South America - 9 (Paperback edition.)

Education in South America is a critical reference guide to development of education in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the education system in each country, focusing particularly on policies and implementation of reforms.

Key themes include quality and access, multicultural education and the management of education systems.Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers.