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Copyright of REICE. Ibero-American Journal on Quality, Effectiveness & Change in Education / REICE. Revista Iberoamericana Sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación is the property of Red Iberoamericana de Investigacion sobre Cambio y Eficacia en Educacion and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The article of reflection, is born as a academic product of the trajectory of research of the research group Pedagogy and Children (Pedainfa) of the Faculty of Education, assigned to the Bachelor's degree in early Childhood Pedagogy of the University of Quindío; the purpose of which is to place emphasize on the quality in early education by looking at the attributes for the Care and early Childhood Education (ECCE) in Latin America. Since the 90's, the educational landscape is oriented to guarantee the right to equal education and quality, focusing on the efforts in childhood. The article has four sections; the first characterizes the situation of the education system in Latin America in the 80's and 90's; that formed the frames of reference for the quality of the initial education. The second, describes the concepts of educational quality and education initial, highlighting the right to education. The third, focuses on the reflection on various connotations of the concept of infancy and early childhood. Fourth, he argues the initial education from the attributes and key challenges for the quality care and education. Finally, it outlines the final thoughts that summon you to continue working as teachers and researchers around this theme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En este artículo se identifican los principales condicionantes de la adquisición de competencias en América Latina. Se establecen como características individuales y familiares la condición de no repetidor, el sexo, la cantidad de libros en el hogar y la educación de la madre. En el caso de los factores escolares, los resultados son más heterogéneos entre los países. Los principales factores serían la asistencia a colegio privado, la cantidad de alumnos por aula, la calidad de los materiales educativos, y el mayor tamaño y autonomía de los centros. Las características de las escuelas explican la mayor parte de la variabilidad de los resultados, seguidas por las características familiares y las individuales. Las características de las escuelas desempeñan un papel especialmente relevante en la Argentina, el Brasil y Costa Rica; las familiares, en Chile, Colombia y el Perú; y las individuales, en Colombia y México. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research on effective teaching is perhaps the line of analysis that has most improved the quality of education. The objectives of this article are to identify the factors that make teaching effective and to determine the impact of each factor, as well as to elaborate an Ibero-American model of effective teaching. Multilevel analysis with four levels is used, with four product variables: two in cognitive development (achievement in language and achievement in mathematics) and two in social-affectivity (self-concept and satisfaction at school), considering the student's previous achievement. An analysis is made of information regarding 5,722 students in nine Ibero-American countries. The existence of ten factors of effective teaching is proven. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Professional management training programs are offered by a great many universities in Latin America. Because the extent to which they coincide is unclear, this article offers a comparative analysis for a more holistic view of such programs at the Latin American level. The method implied a review and analysis of each program, taking into account its name, duration, type of certificate and intermediate output. The most significant results point to low coverage and considerable disparity in the titles of degrees or certificates, in the emphasis on training and its duration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes the possibility of joining two distant perspectives of educational inequality: the so-called "reproduction theories" and the current of school effectiveness. The intent is to contribute elements for a debate on the agenda of the sociology of education in Latin America. Research on school effectiveness shows that in comparison with sociocultural factors, schools have less power to influence educational results; however, schools have a margin of action, as proven by the results of the author's research. Available evidence, while not totally compatible with reproduction theories, also questions the initial optimism of the movement of effective schools. Therefore, we consider it necessary to address educational inequality by using theories of intermediate scope, specifically centered on the processes of schools as organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]