The Politics of Transforming Education in Ecuador: Confrontation and Continuity, 2006-2017

Autor/inn/en	Schneider, Ben Ross; Estarellas, Pablo Cevallos; Bruns, Barbara
Titel	The Politics of Transforming Education in Ecuador: Confrontation and Continuity, 2006-2017
Quelle	In: Comparative Education Review, 63 (2019) 2, S.259-280 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-4086
Schlagwörter	Politics of Education; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Educational Strategies; Educational Policy; Standards; Teacher Evaluation; Presidents; Educational Quality; Teacher Effectiveness; Entrepreneurship; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Achievement Tests; International Assessment; Secondary School Students; Achievement Gains; Elementary Secondary Education; Ecuador; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lehrstrategie; Politics of education; Standard; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; President; Präsident; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Unternehmungsgeist; Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung
Abstract	Recent governments in Ecuador (2007-17) have achieved impressive improvements in education. Enrollments increased significantly, and Ecuador's learning gains on regional tests from 2006 to 2013 were among the largest in the region. Ecuador's recent PISA performance provides further confirmation of genuine progress in raising student learning. A central part of Ecuador's strategy was the Correa government's implementation--over strong union opposition--of major teacher policy reforms, especially higher standards for recruitment and regular evaluation of teacher performance. Among the political advantages favoring government reformers were strong public support, sustained presidential engagement, and continuity in the government reform team. Ecuador's experience offers lessons for improving education by raising the quality of teaching and supports theories on the role of policy entrepreneurs and veto points (with some modification) as core factors in effective education reform but provides little support for theories that highlight strong roles for civil society organizations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01