A Model for Improving Rural Schools: Escuela Nueva in Colombia and Guatemala

Abstract

A Colombian model of rural elementary education has increased student achievement. Basic characteristics are active learning, structured yet flexible and multifaceted nature, extensive training and support for teachers, and opportunities for meaningful involvement of students, teachers, and community members. A Guatemalan reform based on the model and implemented in one-teacher schools for Mayan students demonstrates that the model can be transferred to different contexts. (Contains 36 references.) (TD)