Reviews of National Policies for Education
Subtitle: Dominican Republic 2008
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: Reviews of national policies for education; Reviews of National Policies for Education
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9789264040823
Subjects: Education
Description: Gives a brief overview of regional issues and the history of education in the Dominican Republic and describes the development of education in the country over the past 15 years. It presents an analysis of the education system, identifying key directions for the reinforcement of the reforms in light of the challenges encountered by officials, communities, enterprises, educators, parents and students under very dynamic conditions. It concludes with a set of key recommendations concerning the structure of the system and its labour market relevance; access and equity; financing; governance and management; internationalisation; and research, development and innovation.
Table of contents: title: PART ONE: BACKGROUND REPORT PREPARED BY THE DOMINICAN AUTHORITIES; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1. Historical, Socio-Demographic and Economic Background; title: Chapter 2. Organisation of Education; title: Chapter 3. Advances and Drawbacks in the Dominican Education System; title: Chapter 4. Economic Impact and Education Reforms; title: Chapter 5. Progress toward Gender Equity in the Dominican Education Systems; title: Chapter 6. Conclusions and Challenges in the Development of Dominican Education; title: Task Group Responsible for the Preparation of the Report on the Education System of the Dominican Republic; title: PART TWO: EXAMINERS' REPORT; title: Preface; title: Chapter 1. Context; title: Chapter 2. Access, Equity, Student Flow and Efficiency; title: Chapter 3. Quality: The Contrast between Intention and Reality; title: Chapter 4. Preparation of Youth and Adults for the Labour Market and Further Education; title: Chapter 5. Teacher Education and the Teaching Career; title: Chapter 6. Leadership, Governance, and Monitoring of Performance; title: Chapter 7. Tertiary Education in the Dominican Republic; title: Chapter 8. Conclusions: Moving from Diagnosis and Strategy to Action