Analysis of public policies and early childhood education in the Dominican Republic

Since 2013, the Dominican Republic declared early childhood of the highest interest and new comprehensive care programs have emerged. This article presents research that answers the question: What is the alignment between evidence on early childhood education best practices with the Dominican Republ...

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Autor: Guzmán-Taveras , Lourdes Natalia
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositório:Portal de Revistas UNED
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/4163
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/espiga/article/view/4163
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Buenas prácticas
Calidad educativa
Desarrollo infantil
Política educativa
Best Practices
Quality Education
Child Development
Education Policy
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Resumo:Since 2013, the Dominican Republic declared early childhood of the highest interest and new comprehensive care programs have emerged. This article presents research that answers the question: What is the alignment between evidence on early childhood education best practices with the Dominican Republic's education policy and its implementation? Information was triangulated across a) a conceptual framework of evidence; b) documentary analysis of policies and their implementation; and c) interviews with stakeholders. The results show variability between compulsory education and other modalities. There is a need to improve the alignment of institutional coordination, coverage of care, entry of teaching staff, and infrastructure and security, with what the evidence recommends.