Costs and Benefits of Bilingual Education in Guatemala: A Partial Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Velez, Eduardo
Titel	Costs and Benefits of Bilingual Education in Guatemala: A Partial Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 29 (2009) 6, S.594-598 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.02.001
Schlagwörter	Bilingual Students; Human Capital; Indigenous Populations; Dropout Rate; Bilingual Schools; Bilingual Education; Foreign Countries; Costs; Bilingualism; Cost Effectiveness; Disadvantaged; Academic Achievement; Educational Benefits; Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; School Holding Power; Policy Analysis; Educational Development; Developing Nations; Program Effectiveness; International Education; Educational Policy; Economic Impact; Guatemala + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humankapital; Sinti und Roma; Bilingual scholl; Bilinguale Schule; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Ausland; Cost; Kosten; Bilingualismus; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Schulleistung; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsfonds; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Internationale Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ökonomische Determinanten
Abstract	The benefits of bilingual education for a disadvantaged indigenous population as an investment in human capital are significant. Students of bilingual schools in Guatemala have higher attendance and promotion rates, and lower repetition and dropout rates. Bilingual students receive higher scores on all subject matters, including mastery of Spanish. The efficiency of bilingual education is confirmed by a crude cost-benefit exercise. A shift to bilingual schooling would result in considerable cost savings because of reduced repetition. The higher quality of education generating higher promotion rates will help students complete primary education and will substantially increase completion rates at low cost. The costs saving due to bilingual education is estimated at $5 million, equal to the cost of primary education for 100,000 students. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10