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School Facility Projects in Latin America

2004; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1787/602116071456

1609-7548

Jeffrey J. Berk, Rita de Cassia Alves Vaz, João Honorio, Jadille Baza, Ricardo Torres Origel, Fredys Gomez,

Latin American Urban Studies

Many Latin American countries are undertaking projects, in line with practices disseminated by PEB, to share school facilities with the local community, to adapt traditional schools for students with disabilities, and to collaborate with private companies to finance educational buildings. The articles below describe current initiatives in five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela.