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Chesterfield, Ray; Enge, Kjell – 2002
Despite advances in primary school enrollment and completion in recent years, school completion in rural areas of Guatemala is low. The problem is especially severe among indigenous female students, where only about one in eight completes primary school. In 1997, the Guatemalan government launched an ambitious program designed to assist poor…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indian Education, Cost Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged