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Education in Mexico, Central America and the Latin Caribbean Available and forthcoming titles in the Education Around the World series Series Editor: Colin Brock Education Around the World: A Comparative Introduction, Colin Brock and Nafsika Alexiadou Education in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacifi c , edited by Michael Crossley, Greg Hancock and Terra Sprague Education in East and Central Africa , edited by Charl Wolhuter Education in East Asia, edited by Pei-tseng Jenny Hsieh Education in Eastern Europe and Eurasia , edited by Nadiya Ivanenko Education in Non-EU Countries in Western and Southern Europe , edited by Terra Sprague Education in North America , edited by D. E. Mulcahy, D. G. Mulcahy and Roger Saul Education in South-East Asia , edited by Lorraine Pe Symaco Education in Southern Africa , edited by Clive Harber Education in the Arab World , edited by Serra Kirdar Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles , edited by Emel Th omas Education in the European Union: Pre-2003 Member States , edited by Trevor Corner Education in the European Union: Post-2003 Member States , edited by Trevor Corner Education in the United Kingdom, edited by Colin Brock Education in South America , edited by Simon Schwartzman Education in West Central Asia , edited by Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed Education in West Africa , edited by Emefa Takyi-Amoako Forthcoming volumes: Education in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands , edited by Debotri Dhar and Hema Letchamanan Education in Mexico, Central America and the Latin Caribbean Edited by C. M. Posner, Christopher Martin and Ana Patricia Elvir BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA BLOOMSBURY, BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published 2017 Paperback edition fi rst published 2020 Copyright © C. M. Posner, Christopher Martin, Ana Patricia Elvir and Contributors, 2017 C. M. Posner, Christopher Martin, Ana Patricia Elvir and Contributors have asserted their rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identifi ed as Authors of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. 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Identifi ers: LCCN 2017008512 (print) | LCCN 2017032976 (ebook) | ISBN 9781474267694 (epub) | ISBN 9781474267700 (epdf) | ISBN 9781474267687 (hardback) Subjects: LCSH: Education–Mexico. | Education–Central America. | Education–Caribbean Area. | Educational change–Mexico. | Educational change–Central America. | Educational change–Caribbean Area. | Comparative education. | BISAC: EDUCATION / Comparative. | EDUCATION / Reference. Classifi cation: LCC LA422 (ebook) | LCC LA422 .E39 2017 (print) | DDC 370.972–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017008512 ISBN: HB: 978-1-4742-6768-7 PB: 978-1-3501-3394-5 ePDF: 978-1-4742-6770-0 ePub: 978-1-4742-6769-4 Series: Education Around the World Typeset by Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India To fi nd out more about our authors and books visit www.bloomsbury.com and sign up for our newsletters. Th is book is dedicated to the memory of the general editor of the series, Professor Colin Brock, scholar, friend, colleague with a passionate commitment to education. E ducation around the World is his monument. Contents Series Editor’s Foreword ix Notes on the Contributors x 1 Introduction: Regional Overview C. M. Posner 1 Part 1 Mexico 2 Mexico: An Introduction to the Contemporary State of Education C . M. Posner, Christopher Martin and Elsa Guzm á n 29 3 Mexico: Th e Education Reform Project Carlos Ornelas 41 4 Mexico: Improving Educational Quality through Professional Teacher Development D avid Turner and Mar í a Guadalupe Gonz á lez de Turner 59 5 Mexico: Obstacles to Educational Reform Bonifacio Barba 74 6 Mexico: Assessing the Current Educational Reforms Rodolfo Ram í rez 88 7 Mexico: Summary and Conclusions Christopher Martin, Charles Posner and Elsa Guzm á n 106 Part 2 Central America and Panama 8 Costa Rica: Education as a Tool for Social Mobility Luis Carlos Morales Zú ñ i ga 119 9 El Salvador: Past, Present and Prospects of Education D. Brent Edwards Jr., Pauline Martin and Irene Flores 141 10 Guatemala: A Failing System C. M. Posner 169 11 Honduras: Contemporary Education Reform Javier Luque 191 12 Nicaragua: Education for Sustainable Human Development Cefas Asensio Fl ó rez with the collaboration of Ana Patricia Elvir 215 13 Panama: An Overview Rolando de la Guardia Wald 238 viii Contents Part 3 Th e Latin Caribbean 14 Cuba: Th e Impact of the Cuban Revolution R osi Smith 265 15 Dominican Republic: An Overview Molly Hamm and Rebeca Mart í nez 283 16 Haiti: Education at the Crossroads P ierre Lubin and Roselor Fran ç ois 306 Subject Index 331 People Index 347
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