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@ dev_progress. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION Chile’s experience. Daniel Contreras. developmentprogress.org. @ dev_progress. I. What progress has been achieved ? . Improvements in education quality Steady strengthening of access

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  1. @dev_progress

  2. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION Chile’s experience Daniel Contreras developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  3. I. Whatprogress has beenachieved? • Improvements in education quality • Steady strengthening of access • Broader economic and social development context developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  4. Rising national and international test scores developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  5. Rising national and international test scores Source: UIS and WDI. †Figure from Cox (2004) developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  6. Broader economic and social development context Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, constant 2005 US$, 1980-2012 Source: World Development Indicators (WDI) (http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators) developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  7. II. What are the factors driving change? • Political environment • Range of mutually reinforcing education interventions and reforms focusing on quality • Teacher professionalisation and conditions • Strong government investment in education and targeting of resources developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  8. Political prioritisation of education developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  9. “The connection between politics and policy is important to this progress story” Chile Education Specialist “Unlike other countries in Latin America, political stability and continuity in Chile enabled curriculum reforms to be implemented fully” Chile Education specialist developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  10. Multiple efforts at quality reforms • Provision of textbooks • Information Communication Technology (ICT) • Curriculum reforms and child-centred learning • Use of national assessment tests • The Full School Day Programme developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  11. Teacher professionalisationand conditions • Rising wages and improved conditions • Greater professionalisation, improved training and higher standards developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  12. Investment and targeting of financial resources developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  13. III. Current challenges • Absolute learning levels • Teacher quality • Maintain political consensus on a mobilized society and want to change education • Keep improving and increasing equity, new regulations to the school system developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  14. Maintaining political consensus – Desire for reform Source: Government assessment survey , May 2014 AdimarkGfK developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  15. Maintaining political consensus – The student movement developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  16. Improving equity– New regulatory structures • Preschool: Improved institutions, higher quality and wider coverage. • Primary and Secondary Education: Quality Education for All • Higher education: Better regulation, more resources and free provision • Twofirststeps: • Undersecretary for Childhood Education • Halting selection, organization and co-payment developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  17. Inequity persistent developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  18. Inequity persistent developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  19. “Profit, co-payment and selection are based on a scheme that structurally prevents the quality and equity of our educational system. Removing them is not a sufficient condition for the quality and development of the Chilean educational system, but it is a pre-requisite.” Minister of Education to Parliament 2nd of June 2014

  20. IV. Conclusion • Political continuity, based on 'solid' founding agreements allows persistent educational policies with cumulative success (from beginning 1990's 90’ to final 2010’s) • Sustained economic growth allows a resource that can improve the well-oriented educational system • A society mobilized for education and high policy relevance of education, holding two stresses new order: • Educational quality: comprehensive education v/s test oriented teaching • Equity mechanism and politics definitions: System vouchers, education as a commodity v / s guarantee to education and learning as a public good developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

  21. Development Progress exploring what works and why developmentprogress.org @dev_progress

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