Cuba's academic advantage why students in Cuba do better in school /
Martin Carnoy ; with Amber K. Gove and Jeffery H. Marshall.
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, (c)2007.
- 1 online resource (xi, 209 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Context matters -- Three educational systems in three social contexts -- Understanding why school achievement varies -- Comparing academic performance in Cuba and other Latin American countries -- The long road from curriculum construction to student learning -- Opportunity to learn and teaching patterns -- Lessons learned -- Appendix A: Production function estimates of student achievement in Latin America, by country -- Appendix B: Definitions of terms used in chapter 6 and task analysis guide.
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Education, Elementary--Cuba. Education and state--Cuba. Education, Elementary--Latin America. Education and state.