Initiatives

We promote and become actively involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of school innovations that improve the quality of education in Colombia. To this end, we carry out projects, interventions and research in collaboration with public or private, national and international entities, as well as educational institutions.

INTERVENTIONS

“TuTutor Project”
Virtual tutorials for students from official schools.

In association with Daniela Morar, postdoctoral researcher at Yale University, USA.

“Survey on educational transformation in times of COVID-19”

In collaboration with Tommaso Agasisti, Full Professor Politecnico di Milano School of Management.

“Reading with your peers”

In collaboration with Allen Thurston y Maria Cockerill, researchers from Queens University Belfast, UK.

“Stereotypes and math in school”

In collaboration with Daniela Morar, postdoctoral researcher at Yale University, USA.

“Students´ Preferences for Higher Education: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia” (2018)

In collaboration with Sergio Arango (ICFES), Esteban Álvarez (ICFES) and Kristof DeWitte, Full Professor KU Leuven.

Educational intervention to improve harmony at school in Bogota.

Research in progress

Bernal G., Arango S., Abadía L.K., De Witte K. | “Students´ Preferences for Higher Education: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia”
Abadía L.K., Arango S., Alvarez E., Bernal G. | “Differences in preferences for STEM and Non-STEM programs between female and male students in high school”
Abadía L.K., Gómez S., & Cifuentes, J. | “The Effect of Teacher Strikes on Academic Achievement: Evidence from Colombia”

Bernal G., Abadía L.K., Arango S., De Witte K. | “Effects of the cancelation of the ‘Ser Pilo Paga Program’ on students’ preferences for higher education: evidence for public schools in Colombia”
School Mediation 2022

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