UNESCO Chair/Regional Network for the improvement of education quality and equity in Latin America (Reading and Writing) (71), established in 1996 at the Universidad del Valle (Colombia).

Fields/Disciplines

Linguistics, Teacher training ; Education sciences.

Objectives

• To promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of sharing of experiences and exchange of students and teachers.
• To facilitate the exchange of high-level internationally recognized researchers among higher education institutions in Latin America.

Host Institution

• Universidad del Valle. Website
• Website of the UNESCO Chair/Network

Partnership

• Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina).  Website
• Red Chilena de Transformación de la Formación Docente en Didáctica de Lengua Materna (Chile).
• Instituto Caro y Cuervo (Colombie). Website
• Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Mexico). Website
• Universidad Ricardo Palma (Peru). Website
• Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (Venezuela). Website

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for Chair/Network

Education.

Document

• Progress Report 2006-2007 (short version)
  Activities of the UNESCO Chair / Regional Network.

Contact

Prof. María Cristina Martínez Solís, Escuela de Ciencias del Lenguaje, Universidad del Valle
E-Mail address - unescole(at)mafalda.univalle.edu.co
Work Phone - 57 2 333 48 95 / 339 84 97
Fax - 57 2 333 04 94 / 333 48 95
Street - A. A. 25360
City - Cali
Country - Colombia
Website