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Inter-American Meetings of Ministers of Education
VI Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education
The VI Ministerial Meeting was held on August 12-14, 2009, in Quito, Ecuador. The main topic of discussion was the secondary education, with a central theme of: “Better opportunities for the youth of the Americas: rethinking secondary education”. The discussion focused on the transformation of secondary education, including proposals to revamp the curriculum with a view to achieving better results for youth in terms of their integration into society and the world of work.
The "Youth Meeting on Secondary Education in the Americas" was held in parallel with the Sixth Meeting of Ministers of Education. The event was organized by the Ministry of Education of Ecuador. From August 11 - 13, 48 young people from 11 OAS member countries, discussed issues related to youth and education with the ultimate goal of writing a document stating their own proposals on education policies. This document was presented to the Ministers of Education during the first day of the ministerial meeting. A video in which young people have expressed their concerns to Ministers on the current state of education in countries of the Americas was also produced.
Documents of the Meeting
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Official |
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CIDI/RME/doc.1/09 |
Lista de Documentos | TEXTUAL
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CIDI/RME/doc.2/09 rev. 1
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Temario (Aprobado en la primera sesión plenaria celebrada el 13 de agosto de 2009) | Español / English /Français / Português
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CIDI/RME/doc.3/09 rev. 1 |
Temario Anotado (Aprobado en la primera sesión plenaria celebrada el 13 de agosto de 2009) | Español / English /Français / Português
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CIDI/RME/doc.4/09 rev. 2
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Calendario (Aprobado en la primera sesión plenaria celebrada el 13 de agosto de 2009)
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Español / English /Français / Português
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CIDI/RME/doc.6/09 rev. 1
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Informe de Actividades de la Comisión Interamericana de Educación (CIE) 2007-2009 (Presentado por la Presidenta de la CIE y la Secretaría Técnica) |
Español / English /Français / Português
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CIDI/RME/doc.7/09 rev.1
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Lista de participantes /List of participants (Versión final / Final version) | |
CIDI/RPME/RES.1/09 |
CIDI/RPME/RES.1/09. Voto de Agradecimiento al Gobierno de Ecuador. (Aprobada durante la Sesión de Clausura celebrada el 14 de agosto de 2009) | Español / English /Français / Português
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CIDI/RPME/DEC.1/09 |
Declaración de Quito. “Mejores Oportunidades para los Jóvenes de las Américas: Repensando la Educación Secundaria” (Adoptada durante la Sesión de Clausura celebrada el 14 de agosto de 2009) | Español / English /Français / Português
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| CIDI/RPME/doc.10/09 | Final Report | |
Informative |
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CIDI/RME/INF. 1/09 |
Repensando la Educación Secundaria: Sugerencias para estimular el diálogo |
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CIDI/RME/INF. 2/09 |
Propuestas a la CIE para abordar la temática de educación secundaria en su Plan de Trabajo 2010-2012 |
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CIDI/RME/INF. 3/09 |
Declaración de los Pueblos Indígenas en el II Simposio Interamericano sobre Transición del Niño hacia la Socialización y la Escuela OEA 2009 |
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CIDI/RME/INF. 5/09 |
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General |
TEXTUAL
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CIDI/RME/INF. 6/09
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Carta De Quito. Recomendaciones del Encuentro de Jóvenes de las Américas Sobre la Educación Secundaria a la Sexta Reunión Interamericana de Ministros de Educación
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CIDI/RME/INF. 7/09
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Remarks by Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General at the Youth Encounter of the Americas on Secondary Education (Delivered at the Inaugural Session held on august 11, 2009) | TEXTUAL
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| CIDI/RME/INF. 8/09 CIDI02659 |
Presentation of Ms. Lenore Yaffee García, Director of the Department of Education and Culture of the OAS on: “Progress Report on the CIE Work Plan Since the Fifth Meeting of Ministers of Education, Cartagena, Colombia 2007” (Delivered during the Second Plenary Session held on August 13, 2009) |
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CIDI/RME/INF. 9/09
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Presentation of Ms.Esther le Gendre, Minister of Education of Trinidad & Tobago on: “Hemispheric Commitment to Early Childhood Education: Progress and Challenges” (Delivered during the Second Plenary Session held on August 13, 2009)
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English |
CIDI/RME/INF. 10/09
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Presentación de la Señora Isabel Segovia Ospina, Viceministra de Educación Nacional de Colombia Sobre: “Compromiso Hemisférico por la Educación de la Primera Infancia”
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CIDI/RME/INF. 11/09 |
Presentación de la Señora María Estela Ortiz, Vicepresidenta Ejecutiva de la Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles (JUNJI), Chile, sobre: “Compromiso Hemisférico por la Educación de la Primera Infancia”
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CIDI/RME/INF. 12/09 |
Presentación de la Secretaría de Educación Pública de México Sobre: “Panorama Educativo 2009 – Avance de los Países en Cumplimiento de las Metas en Educación Secundaria de las Cumbres de las Américas (Proyecto Regional de Indicadores Educativos, Prie)”
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CIDI/RME/INF. 13/09
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Presentación del Señor Raúl Vallejo Corral, Ministro de Educación de Ecuador Sobre: “Repensando la Educación Secundaria: Políticas Públicas y Estrategias de Gestión para Lograr la Calidad, Equidad y Pertinencia de los Sistemas y el Éxito del Estudiante” |
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CIDI/RME/INF. 14/09
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Apresentação da Senhora Maria do Pilar Lacerda Almeida e Silva, Vice-Ministra da Educação Básica do Brasil Sobre: “Repensando a Educação Secundária: Políticas Públicas e Estratégias de Gestão para Conseguir a Qualidade, Eqüidade e Pertinência dos Sistemas e o Êxito do Estudante” |
Português |
CIDI/RME/INF. 15/09
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Presentación del Señor Leonardo Garnier Rímolo, Ministro de Educación Pública de Costa Rica Sobre: “Experiencias Prometedoras de Reforma de la Secundaria para Alcanzar la Inserción Social de los Jóvenes y su Incorporación al Mundo del Trabajo”
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CIDI/RME/INF. 16/09
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Presentation of Mr. Edwin Wolf, Minister of Education of Suriname on: “Promising Experiences in Reforming Secondary Education to Achieve the Incorporation of Young People Into Society and the World of Work”
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English |
CIDI/RME/INF. 17/09
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Presentación de la Señora Isabel Segovia Ospina, Viceministra de Educación Nacional de Colombia Sobre: “Experiencias Prometedoras de Reforma de la Secundaria para Alcanzar la Inserción Social de los Jóvenes y su Incorporación al Mundo del Trabajo” |
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CIDI/RME/INF. 18/09
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Presentación de la Señora Ana Ordóñez de Molina, Ministra de Educación de Guatemala Sobre: “Respuestas a los Desafíos de Lograr la Educación de Calidad para Todos: El Área Rural y Grupos Indígenas; Poblaciones Urbano-Marginadas; y Estudiantes con Necesidades Educativas Especiales; Experiencias para Reintegrar o Atender los que Hayan Salido del Sistema”
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CIDI/RME/INF. 19/09
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Presentación del Señor Luis Cáceres Brun, Viceministro de Educación para el Desarrollo Educativo de Paraguay Sobre: “Respuestas a los Desafíos de Lograr la Educación de Calidad para Todos: El Área Rural y Grupos Indígenas; Poblaciones Urbano-Marginadas; y Estudiantes con Necesidades Educativas Especiales; Experiencias para Reintegrar o Atender los que Hayan Salido del Sistema”
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CIDI/RME/INF. 20/09
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Presentation of Ms. Esther le Gendre, Minister of Education of Trinidad and Tobago on: “The Challenge of Financing the Expansion and Strengthening of Secondary Education at a Time of Economic Crisis: Strategies and Solutions”
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English |
CIDI/RME/INF. 21/09
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Presentación del Señor Cristian Martínez, Subsecretario de Educación de Chile Sobre: “El Reto de Financiar la Expansión y Fortalecimiento de la Educación Secundaria en un Momento de Crisis Económica: Estrategias y Soluciones”
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Español / English /Français / Português
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| CIDI/RME/INF. 22/09 CIDI02678 |
Presentación de la Señora Celia Riera, Representante en el Ecuador de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud Sobre: “La Alianza Interamericana Salud-Educación para el Bienestar y el Desarrollo con Énfasis en la Educación Secundaria” | Español |
CIDI/RME/INF. 23/09
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Presentación de la Señora María Eugenia Paniagua Padilla, Secretaria General de la Coordinación Educativa y Cultural Centroamericana (CECC-SICA) Sobre: “Contribuciones de Organismos Internacionales a los Compromisos Asumidos por los Estados Miembros en el Marco del Proceso Ministerial de Educación” (Realizada durante la Octava Sesión Plenaria realizada el 14 de agosto de 2009) |
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Concept Papers
Seeking to contribute to the dialogue of the Sixth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education within the framework of CIDI, the OAS Department of Education and Culture issued an open call for professionals who specialize in the topic of the Ministerial meeting – “Better Opportunities for the Youth of the Americas: Rethinking Secondary Education.” In this call, the consultants were asked to prepare essays that could stimulate debate and to suggest experiences that are pertinent to the search for solutions to the challenges faced by secondary education in the region, or in any subregion.
Four essays were commissioned after careful consideration of the topic of the Ministerial meeting:
The first one, entitled “Secondary Education in the Americas: new perspectives, keys to reform”, was prepared by Ricardo Villanueva, from Peru, who has broad experience as an educational consultant in those areas related to management and evaluation of education projects.
The second essay, “From Curriculum to Practice: Removing Structural and Cultural Obstacles to Effective Secondary Education Reform in the Americas”, was prepared by Dr. Bradley Levinson, from United States of America, who is an Associate Professor of Education (Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies), an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Latino Studies and Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Indiana University (United States of America). Dr. Levinson also holds a Ph.D in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (United States of America) and has done extensive research on education in Mexico.
The third essay entitled Better Opportunities for the Youth of the Americas: Rethinking Secondary Education in the Caribbean” was prepared by Dr. Didacus Jules, from St. Lucia, who is an expert in education in the Caribbean and is currently the Registrar for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). Dr. Jules also holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction and Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States of America).
The fourth and final essay, entitled “Challenges to universalizing secondary education: Contributing to the definition of education policies”, was prepared by Dr. Inés Dussel, from Argentina, who has more than 20 years of national and international experience in education research and who is Head Researcher at the Education area of the Latin American School for the Social Sciences (FLACSO - Argentina branch) as well as Executive Director of the “Science and Technology with Creativity” program at Sangari, Argentina. Dr. Dussel also holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States of America).
The four essays reflect the opinions of their authors and have been distributed as informational documents, CIDI/RPME/INF.9/09, CIDI/RPME/INF.10/09, CIDI/RPME/INF.11/09 and CIDI/RPME/INF.12/09, respectively.
Draft Concept Papers
- Concept Paper I : Secondary Education in the Americas: New Perspectives, keys to reform - Ricado Villanueva
- Concept Paper II: From Curriculum to Practice: Removing Structural and Cultural Obstacles to Effective Secondary Education Reform in the Americas - Dr. Bradley Levinson
- Concept Paper III: Opportunities for the Youth of the Americas: Rethinking Secondary Education in The Caribbean -Dr. Didacus Jules