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Supporting continuous learning and education system resiliency in Latin America

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to school closures and disruptions affecting 1.3 billion children worldwide. Education systems are struggling to provide adequate continuous education through a meaningful transition to distance learning. This learning disruption has considerable consequences, including negative impacts on the cognitive, academic, and socio-emotional development of students. In addition, it has stalled or even reversed learning gains in affected regions. It has also reduced the educational attainment of marginalized children, including girls, children with disabilities, and those in refugee and internally displaced communities.

There is a need to support low-income countries in their efforts to provide educational continuity during school closures, as well as generate knowledge to prepare for future emergency situations. Evidence on effective approaches to distance learning and addressing negative consequences of school closures has never been more urgent. This project seeks to respond to this crisis over the short and long term by providing innovative digital solutions at scale and building the capacity of key actors such as teachers, principals, parents, and policymakers to effectively deal with this unprecedented education crisis in Latin America.
The results of this grant are intended to contribute to immediate government responses to the educational crisis as well as more resilient school systems in Latin America that are better prepared for future crises.


Project ID
109450
Project Status
Active
End Date
Duration
22 months
IDRC Officer
Ben Petrazzini
Total Funding
CA$ 670,800.00
Location
Ecuador
Kenya
Lebanon
Middle East
West Bank and Gaza
Peru
Philippines
South America
South of Sahara
Tunisia
Programs
Institution Country
Uruguay
Project Leader
Florencia Ripani
Institution
Centro Ceibal para el Estudio de las Tecnologías Digitales en la Educación
Institution Country
Chile
Project Leader
Javier González
Institution
SUMMA
Institution Country
Peru
Project Leader
Santiago Cueto
Institution
Group of Analysis for Development / Groupe d'analyse pour le développement / Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo

Outputs

Avanzando juntas : red de trabajo colaborativo - jardines infantiles y salas cuna del SLEP Gabriela Mistral

Avanzando juntas : red de trabajo colaborativo - jardines infantiles y salas cuna del SLEP Gabriela Mistral

Estudios

Author(s): Castillo-Canales, Dante, Canales-Tapia, Alejandra, Mancilla, Andrea Lagos

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Language: Spanish

Supporting continuous learning and education system resiliency in Latin America

Supporting continuous learning and education system resiliency in Latin America

Report

This final technical report shows the results and findings of three specific projects that investigate various dimensions of the educational system that are associated with the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had in the provision of quality and equitable education. The overall objective is to study critical factors in the educational system that can support continuous learning and education system resiliency in several countries in Latin America and the global south. Concretely, the first subproject conducted attempts to identify and improve the capacity of educational systems in the Global South to deliver quality and equitable education at distance. This is done by characterizing the level of preparedness countries have for providing distance Learning. This project is called Distance Learning Readiness Index for the Global South. It is conducted in 12 countries, in three regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

Author(s): Castillo-Canales, Dante

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Language: English

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