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A decade of investment in education: An analysis of the use of FONACIDE resources in education in Encarnación, Paraguay (2012-2022)

Rojas, Brenda
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681431801130168

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2023, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, EDU Policy and Leadership.
The National Fund for Public Investment and Development (FONACIDE) is a government investment program aimed at improving the quality of education in Paraguay. This study analyzes FONACIDE's monetary investment in the city of Encarnación over a 10-year period and highlights the program's shortcomings and repercussions. The research was framed in a case study adopting the documentary bibliographic modality for the policy analysis. The city of Encarnación, located in the department of Itapúa, in southern Paraguay, was taken as a case study. The study reveals that, despite FONACIDE's investment in Encarnación, there are still problems in the educational infrastructure, such as the lack of repairs and construction of key spaces in schools. In addition, it is noted that the investment has not been distributed equitably in urban and rural areas, as some schools have received more funds than others, which has generated inequalities in the quality of school infrastructure. Furthermore, it is noted that the FONACIDE program has also had some negative management in Encarnación. For example, there has been a lack of transparency in the distribution of funds, problems in the decentralized administration of resources, lack of citizen participation for better accountability on the part of the authorities, which has generated a sense of impunity among the population. Despite FONACIDE's monetary investment in Encarnación, the educational infrastructure continues to show shortcomings. It is necessary to implement measures to improve transparency in the management of funds and ensure equitable distribution of resources to improve the quality of education in the city.
Antoinette Errante (Advisor)
Ann Allen (Committee Member)
109 p.
Education Policy
Educational Policy; Education; School infrastructure; Education inequalities; Resources; funds

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  • Rojas, B. (2023). A decade of investment in education: An analysis of the use of FONACIDE resources in education in Encarnación, Paraguay (2012-2022) [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681431801130168

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rojas, Brenda. A decade of investment in education: An analysis of the use of FONACIDE resources in education in Encarnación, Paraguay (2012-2022). 2023. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681431801130168.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rojas, Brenda. "A decade of investment in education: An analysis of the use of FONACIDE resources in education in Encarnación, Paraguay (2012-2022)." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1681431801130168

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