Education : Costa Rica

Extensive lists of colleges and universities are available through such portales such as BRAINTRACK which links to Latin American universities (http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=13&level=2). The University of Oulu, in Finland, provides an listing of the "Best Indices of Colleges and Universities World-wide" (http://www.oulu.fi/other/universities.html). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Costa Rica is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Higher Education is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/); for Distance education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/distance/); and for primary and secondary education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12.). While focusing on the United States, The National Library of Education is the federal government's main resource center for education information. However, one should note that at that site, the ERIC database provides a wide range of documents and articles for the international audience. The database contains more than one million abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles. One may access the ERIC database on the Internet (See AskERIC below) or through commercial vendors and public networks. The ERIC abstracts are avalable in print publications such as Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education.

ASKERIC: ERIC DATABASE  (http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/adv_search.shtml)
Search the ERIC database for reports concerning Costa Rica (or any other subject relating to education). ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

FLORIDA/COSTA RICA (FLORICA) INSTITUTE  (http://mailer.fsu.edu/%7Eegerato/florica.html)
Presents the Florida/Costa Rica (Florica) Institute, a program of exchange in education, culture, and commerce between the two areas. Florica is a joint operation of Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee and Valencia Community College. Details activities and projects supported by Florica, including joint research on environmental, health, and educational issues. Notes the availability of an out-of-state tuition exemption program for Costa Rican students attending state schools in Florida.

INTERNATIONAL CENTER ON TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (UNEVOCA) DIRECTORY: COSTA RICA  (http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/directory/centres/cos.htm)
The International Centre on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), based in Bonn, Germany, aims to develop and improve technical and vocational education in UNESCO member states. UNEVOC provides contact details for its center in San Jose, Costa Rica, and highlights the working languages, director, and information technology facilities of the center.

ORGANIZACION DE ESTADOS IBEROAMERICANOS PARA LA EDUCACION, LA CIENCIA Y LA CULTURA  (http://www.oei.es/homepage.htm)
The OEI seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and peace among Iberoamerican countries through education, science, technology and culture. The web site includes official documents, and information on programs and conferences.