How Has Youth Unemployment Affected Latin America?
Is there a direct correlation between youth unemployment and the social unrest? What accounts for such high levels of youth unemployment and what effect has it had on the region?
Sindicatos docentes y gobiernos en América Latina: Lecciones para los diálogos en torno a la reforma educativa
Sobre la base de estudios realizados en diez países, en el marco de las actividades del Grupo de Trabajo “Sindicalismo Docente y Reforma Educativa en América Latina”, de PREAL y FLACSO Argentina, se resumen a continuación las principales lecciones de los procesos de diálogo entre las organizaciones de los maestros y los respectivos gobiernos sobre las reformas en educación.
Is there a direct correlation between youth unemployment and the social unrest? What accounts for such high levels of youth unemployment and what effect has it had on the region?
The globalization of markets is creating increasing pressure for educational reform in Latin America.
For a long time, poor coverage and low quality education in Latin America have been seen as some of the main causes for the slow economic growth and the unequal income distribution. Since World War II, many governments decided to hire more teachers and to build more schools; consequently, in…