Programs working with families through group visits and/or group sessions have shown significant impacts on children's development – both in the short term through cognitive and language improvements and in adulthood through improved academic and work performance. Conceptualizing and implementing programs of this type from scratch can be costly and challenging, especially … [Read more...] about The Impact of Working with Families on the Development of the Most Vulnerable Children
Raquel Bernal
Raquel Bernal is the Rector of the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) from 2022 and professor of the Faculty of Economics, where she has worked since 2006. Between 2019 and 2022 she held the position of Academic Vice Chancellor. Her research focuses on the areas of social policy, education, early childhood, human capital, household economics and labor economics. She is an expert in impact evaluation and has worked closely with the Colombian government since 2006 to improve public policies in education and early childhood.