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    Faith-Based Schools in Latin America
    Faith-Based Schools in Latin America
    Faith-Based Schools in Latin America
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    Faith-Based Schools in Latin America

    By Juan Carlos Parra Osorio

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    Many observers consider Fe y Alegría a successful organization, but very few rigorous evaluations have been conducted.
    This volume is devoted to an assessment of the performance and selected aspects of the management and pedagogical practices of Fe y Alegría, a federation of Jesuit schools serving approximately one million children in 20 countries, mostly in Latin America. The available quantitative evidence suggests that the federation’s schools often do reach the poor, and that students in Fe y Alegría schools tend to perform as well on test scores, if not slightly better than comparable students in other schools. Qualitative data and case studies suggest that the factors that lead to good performance are complex and related not only to the types of “inputs” or resources used by the schools in the education process, but also to the management of these resources, and the ability to implement and test innovative programs. Other factors that support this argument include the capacity and flexibility to implement and test innovative programs that take into account the local realities.
    This volume will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in service provision through public-private partnerships and especially by faith-based organizations.

    CHAPTER 1
    FE Y ALEGRÍA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND PRACTICES: A BRIEF OVERVIEW

    This chapter presents a brief summary of the contributions in this volume devoted to an assessment of the performance and selected aspects of the management and pedagogical practices of Fe y Alegría, a federation of Jesuit schools serving approximately one million children in 20 countries, mostly in Latin America. The available quantitative evidence suggests that the federation’s schools often do reach the poor, and that students in Fe y Alegría schools tend to perform as well on test scores, if not slightly better than comparable students in other schools. Qualitative data and case studies suggest that the factors that lead to good performance are complex and related not only to the types of “inputs” or resources used by the schools in the education process, but also to the management of these resources, and the ability to implement and test innovative programs. Other factors that support this argument include the capacity and flexibility to implement and test innovative programs that take into account the local realities.

    CHAPTER 2
    THE PERFORMANCE OF DECENTRALIZED SCHOOL SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM FE Y ALEGRÍA IN THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

    This evaluation estimates the impact on the performance in standardized test results of graduating from Fe y Alegría private schools in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We find an average treatment effect of 0.1 standard deviations, using students from public schools as control group. We claim that the better results by Fe y Alegría students are due to Fe y Alegría’s higher flexibility to select and hire teachers, and to a decentralized administrative structure.

    CHAPTER 3
    PERFORMANCE OF FE Y ALEGRÍA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COLOMBIA: IS IT A MATTER OF FE (FAITH) OR ALEGRÍA (JOY)?

    Fe y Alegría is a catholic network of schools that started operations in Colombia in 1971, and in 2009 served more than 72,000 students in 61 schools. This chapter assesses the performance of Fe y Alegría secondary schools in Colombia using test scores for Spanish and mathematics, as well as detailed information on the characteristics of the household to which students belong. Simple statistics suggest that Fe y Alegría schools perform worse than other schools for all years in the sample. However, Fe y Alegría schools also cater to poorer students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Once controls are included for student background, Fe y Alegría schools actually often perform as well and in some cases better than other schools for mathematics and Spanish, thus partially reversing the previous finding.

    CHAPTER 4
    FE Y ALEGRÍA SCHOOLS IN PERU: ANALYSIS OF
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWorld Bank Publications
    Release dateDec 12, 2013
    ISBN9780821386958
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