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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schooling for success : preventing repetition and dropout in Latin American primary
schools/[edited by] Laura Randall and Joan B. Anderson.

p. cm. -- (Columbia University seminar series)

Papers in this book were presented at a conference sponsored by the University Seminars,
the Brazil Seminar, the Latin American Seminar and the Institute of Latin American and

Iberian Studies of Columbia University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7656-0238-5 (hc.: alk. paper); ISBN 0-7656-0239-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Elementary school dropouts -- Latin America -- Prevention -- Congresses.

2. Grade repetition -- Latin America -- Prevention -- Congresses.

3. Education, Elementary -- Social aspects -- Latin America -- Congresses.

4. Schools -- Decentralization -- Latin America -- Congresses.

5. Education, Elementary -- Latin America -- Curricula -- Congresses. 6. Teaching --
Latin America -- Congresses. 7. Education and state -- Latin America -- congresses.

I. Randall, Laura. II. Anderson, Joan B. III. Series.

LC45.8.L29S36 1999

372.12'913'098 -- dc21 98-46625

CIP

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of
American National Standard for Information Sciences --
Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
ANSI Z 39.48-1984.

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BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

BM (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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