Education and development : the case of the Colegio Diego Thomson in Arequipa, Peru

2011

Master thesis in development management- University of Agder 2011 This study explores the connection between management, education, and development. It is a case study focusing on the Colegio Diego Thomson (CDT), which is a school offering kindergarten, primary, and secondary education in the municipality of Alto Selva Alegre, a very poor district in the outskirts of Arequipa, Peru. The school is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peru (IEL-P) and is operated in cooperation with the Peruvian state. Such a dual partnership may offer challenges to the parties involved, but might also generate synergetic effects towards quality education and development. The overall objective with the…