Reviews of National Policies for Education: Chile covers the entire system of Chilean education from pre-school through tertiary education and lifelong learning for all, and analyses it in terms of its economic, social and political impact.
Foreword PART ONE: Evaluating Chile's Educational Policies 1990-2003 Preface Chapter 1. The Educational System in the 1990s: Organisational Structure, Policies, and Results -Chile's School System: Structure, Enrolment, Administrative Categories, Public and Private Funding -Structure, Coverage, and Issues in Higher Education --Institutions --Coverage --Equity --Quality --Financing --Curricular Reform -Educational Policies in the 1990s: --Continuity and Rupture --Policy Dimensions and Components -Three Strategic Components Involved in Changing Learning Opportunities --The Enlaces (Links) Project: The Reform's Information Technology Programme --Curriculum Reform --Full School Day -Results of the Policies from the 1990s --Access and Coverage --Changes in Teaching Practice --Learning Results Chapter 2. Five Strategic Issues: Teachers, Equity, Administration and Management, Technical Education, and Evaluation PART TWO. Examiners' Report Chapter 1. Introduction: The Policy Setting Chapter 2. The Teaching Career and Teacher Education Chapter 3. Student Evaluation Chapter 4. Encentives, Educational Markets, and Efficiency Chapter 5. Secondary Education Chapter 6. Higher Education Chapter 7. Equlaity of Opportunity to Learn in Chile Chapter 8. Conclusions and Recommendations