Child Work and Education - Five Case Studies From Latin America

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1. Child Work and Education in Latin America Maria Cristina Salazar 2. Brazil: Children’s Strength is not in Their Work Irene Rizzini, Irma Rizzini and Fernanda Rosa Borges 3. Child Labour and Basic Education in Colombia Catalina Turbay and Elvia Maria Acuna 4. Child Work and Education in Ecuador Mauricio Gracia-Moreno 5. School and Work for Guatemalan Children Carlos Antonio Rodriguez L. 6. The Work and Education of Children in Peru Walter Alarcon Glasinovich 7. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations Maria Cristina Salazar and Walter Alarcon Glasinovich.

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Maria Cristina Salazar, Walter Alarcon Glasinovich

Summary

Published in 1998, these five case studies from Latin America all reveal the effects of inappropriate school curricular. Desertion of the educational system for the labour market leads to inadequate training and perpetuates the poverty trap.

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• Authors: Elvia María Acuña, Fernanda Rosa Borges, Mauricio García-Moreno, Walter Alarcón Glasinovich, Irene Rizzini, Irma Rizzini, Carlos Antonio Rodríguez L., María Cristina Salazar, Maria Cristina Glasinovich Salazar, Catalina Turbay
• Assisted by: Walter Alarcon Glasinovich (Editor), Walter Alarcón Glasinovich (Editor), Glasinovich Walter Alarcon (Editor), Maria Cristina Salazar (Editor), María Cristina Salazar (Editor), Salazar Maria Cristina (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781138615762
• ISBN: 978-1-138-61576-2
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General