Introduction

Atilio PizarroSection Chief for Planning, Management, Monitoring and EvaluationOREALC/UNESCO Santiago

Quality and equity

key issues which are highly intertwined and deeply affecting the social development of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Patterns of inequalities in society are reflected on the patterns of inequalities in education.

Despite the progress made in many spheres of educational development in the region, some learners continue to experience disadvantaged positions in learning experiences.

Evaluation can play a key role in understanding, and improving the quality and equity in education, both as a diagnostic tool for understanding where systems stand and as a driver of educational change.

Goals and objectives

Enhance regional understanding of the concept of quality and equity and how this can be measured.

The specific objectives are:

Advance the regional dialogue.

Create a technical-political forum.

Reinforce joint efforts.

Ideally, the meeting will result in a joint report.

These topics have been proposed by the Ministries of Education of the region in the recent:

II Meeting of the Board of EFA/ PRELAC, Rio, 26 Nov. 2010

ECOSOC meeting, Buenos Aires,12 and 13, May 2011

Participants

Key experts from UNICEF and UNESCO.

Country representatives, with expertise in educational evaluation.

Academic expert with a track record in this area in the region.

A number of strategic partners relevant to the area of the educational evaluation in the region.

AgendaAgendaDay Sessions Time Themes/Presentations Speaker

1 Session 1: Understandingquality in education for equity and inclusion

AM Quality/Equity of education from the UNICEF perspective

Daniel Contreras, Education Specialist, UNICEF-Chile

The OREALC/UNESCO Santiago conceptualization of quality of education

Atilio Pizarro, Chief of PGME, UNESCO-Santiago

Session 2: Assessing quality and equity

PM Remarks on the relationship between the quality of education and assessment

Moritz Bilagher (CT LLECE)

Quality of education assessment from a broader perspective: The Argentinian Experience

Elena Duro, UNICEF Argentina

Fundamentals needed to create a multinational system of assessment of education quality in Bolivia.

Chief of OPCE Bolivia (TBC)

AgendaAgendaDay Sessions Time Themes/Presentations Speaker

2 PanelWhat do assessments show us about the quality and equity?

AM The Chilean ExperienceThe Colombian ExperienceWhat do international assessments show us about the quality of education in Latin America and the Caribbean?The utility of international assessments and their application in the design of national public policies in educationDebate

Juan Bravo Julian MariñoJorge Manzi Gilbert Valverde

AM Assessment of learning outcomes of indigenous learners in Latin America

Ernesto Treviño, Senior AdvisorUNESO Santiago

Session 3:Reporting on equity and inclusion

PM Challenges for equitable education in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Martín Hopenhayn, Director, Social Development Division (CEPAL)

Quality/Equity of education in Brazil. Paula Louzano: Researcher, Lemann Foundation

The intersection between quality, equity and education assessment within a minority framework: “The Caribbean Dimension”

Heidi Mirza, Emeritus Professor of Equality Studies in Education, Institute of Education, University of London

17:00 Debate

AgendaAgendaDay Sessions Time Themes/Presentations Speaker

3 Session 4:Re-thinking systems of educational evaluation to improve quality and equity

AM Group Discussion / Working Groups

Group Leaders:Ushio Miura (TBC)Daniel Contreras (TBC)Atilio PizarroMoritz Bilagher

Lunch

Session 5: Full plenary session

PM Presentation of Group work (4 groups)

Presentations by group leaders of results from group discussions

16:00 Coffee Break

Concluding Remarks and Thank You

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Thank you