Education in Dominican Republic
Type of document Essay
3 Pages Double Spaced (approx 275 words per page)
Subject area Economics
Academic Level Undergraduate
Style MLA
Number of sources/references 3
Order description:
The paper/report must be 4 pages
Using the Human Development Reports, available online at http://hdr.undp.org/en/ and other sources from national and international organizations, you will write a short report (about 1000 words). In this report, for Dominican Republic, your team will consider progress or setbacks for women in terms of education, for the last 20 years. The data from the Statistical Annex of the 2016 Human Development Report to take into consideration are: tables 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9. Use similar tables from other reports, as appropriate. Other useful source as a guide to update information: Neft, N. and A.D. Levine. 1997. Where Women Stand: An International Report on the Status of Women in 140 Countries. New York: Random House.
Aspects to include in your team report:
Laws governing education in your selected country: is elementary education free? Is it compulsory?
Public vs. private spending in education?
Percentage of GDP and of government budget assigned to education?
Differences between men and women in terms of literacy rates, enrollment figures by levels, average years of schooling
Majors selected by females vs. males at the university level
Education quality
Primary school dropout
Population at least with secondary education
Other relevant facts, as appropriate
