Analysis of Prospects of the Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Seminar on prospects for education in Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile, August 23-25, 2000)
UNESCO-SANTIAGO
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ANALYSIS
OF PROSPECTS OF THE EDUCATION IN
LATIN AMERICA
AND THE
CARIBBEAN
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Published by the Regional Office of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean. UNESCO-Santiago
Translation into english: William Gallagher Cover design: Claudia O’Ryan Printed in Chile by Andros Ltda.
Santiago, Chile, February 2001
The publication of this book has been made possible by the voluntary contribution of the Spanish Government to the activities of the Major Project of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
INDEX
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Index
Presentation
OPENING PRESENTATIONS The ethics of proximity. Humberto Giannini The impact of the progress of Science on society in the first decades of the XXI Century. The context for education Jorge E. Allende
ROUND TABLE I: CONTEXTS OF EDUCATION Globalization and the future of education: Trends, challenges, strategies José Joaquín Brunner
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Economic growth, employment and income in Latin America: A long-term perspective Pedro Sáinz G & Mario La Fuente R
ROUND TABLE II: EDUCATION POLICIES Changes in society and changes in Education in Latin America Alvaro Marchesi Educational financing in the fust 15 years of the XXI Century José Pablo Arellano Education as a subject for all: A future possibility? Marcela Gajardo
ROUND TABLE III: EDUCATION AND THE LABOR WORLD Job training in Latin America: Past,...