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Title:The Cuban Education System: Lessons and Dilemmas
Category: Education
Document Type:Publication
Author(s):Lavinia Gasperini
Country(s)Cuba
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Publication:		December 1999
Series:LCSHD Paper Series
Volume/No.48
Abstract:The growing body of international research on educational quality and effectiveness,
while continuing to evolve in many ways, has developed broad agreement on many of the
factors associated with high school quality and effectiveness. Much of this consensus was
developed at the World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, Thailand, 1990) and
subsequently elaborated. These factors range from systemic factors such as a sufficiency
of facilities and resources, a supportive policy environment, and parent and community
involvement in schools, to school-based factors such as high expectations, clear goals,
creative use of high-quality instructional materials, employment of motivated teachers,
ongoing professional development, comprehensive assessment and feedback, and teacher
and student involvement in defining, carrying out, and evaluating learning processes and
outcomes. Interestingly, the Cuban education system adopted many of these features
independently of the school effectiveness and quality research. This paper discusses those
features as well as ongoing tensions facing the system.
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