Incentives to Improve Teaching: Lessons from Latin America (Directions in Development)

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 15
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Improving Teaching and Learning through Effective Incentives......Page 19
References......Page 35
A Literature Review of Teacher Quality and Incentives......Page 39
References......Page 69
Are Teachers Well Paid in Latin America and the Caribbean?......Page 81
References......Page 119
Teachers’ Salary Structure and Incentives in Chile......Page 121
References......Page 165
Educational Finance Equalization, Spending, Teacher Quality, and Student Outcomes......Page 169
References......Page 203
Arbitrary Variation in Teacher Salaries:......Page 205
References......Page 229
Teacher and Principal Incentives in Mexico......Page 231
References......Page 269
Decentralization of Education, Teacher Behavior, and Outcomes......Page 273
References......Page 321
Teacher Effort and Schooling Outcomes in Rural Honduras......Page 325
References......Page 375
Teacher Incentives and Student Achievement in Nicaraguan Autonomous Schools......Page 377
References......Page 403
Political Economy, Incentives, and Teachers’ Unions......Page 407
References......Page 439
Index......Page 443