CV - Carlos Alberto Tirado Taipe - English

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Carlos Alberto Tirado Taipe
Educational Development Practitioner & Educational Researcher
Contact details: tirado.ca@pucp.pe Tel: (+27) 062 6857891
Languages: Quechua native Peruvian language (intermediate level), Spanish
(native language), French (basic level) and English.
Address: 548 Grosvenor Street, Hatfield. Pretoria 0083. South Africa
Academic Qualifications
 PhD studies (second year), Faculty of Education, The University of Pretoria.
 Master Degree in Arts, Development Studies at the University of Auckland, New
Zealand;
 Post Graduate Diploma in "Democracy and Citizenship" (governance, democracy,
citizenship, civil society, politic) Guamán Poma de Ayala School. Cusco, Peru;
 Post Graduate Diploma in Design and Evaluation of Social Programs. Pontifical
Catholic University of Peru;
 Bachelors and Honours Degree in Education at the Pontifical Catholic University of
Peru;
 Bachelors and Honours Degree as a Tour Guide, Ecotourism and Archaeology at
the Tourism Formation Centre (CENFOTUR), Peru.
Academic and professional Services (recent)
January to December 2015
Assistant Lecture of a Spanish module from the Modern European Language Department,
Humanities Faculty. The University of Pretoria.
January to December of 2013 and 2014
Volunteer development mentor of university students as part of their citizenship
education and community involvement. AGEUP, Peru.
November 2008 until now
Manager of Educational Enterprise “Aprende Viajando” (learning while traveling)
specialized in designing educational materials and educational programs for development
projects.
November and December 2014
Member of monitoring team of Monitoring Program developed by universities as part of
the “Teacher training for initial, primary and secondary level school”. Centre for Research
and Educational Services of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (CISE), UNESCO and
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Peru.
August to November 2014
Teacher of the “Facilitator Management Training Unit” from the Ministry of Education of
the Republic of Peru. Responsible for developing training workshops about "Decentralized
management of education" and "Climate, Conflict Management and Organizational
Culture", for regional educational governments.

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January 2013 to June 2014
Head of field work team of the Project Design, Census and Baseline of Huaral Program.
Specialist in charge of the relationship with local churches and the First Baptist Church of
Glean Arden (Washington DC, USA), specialist working with adolescents and young people.
World Vision Peru.
March to May 2012
Teacher of the course: "Curriculum Planning" as part of Specialization Diploma in Language
Teaching Spanish to speakers of other languages led to more than 80 teachers of Spanish
as a foreign language from Peru, Europe, Asia and North America. Pontifical Catholic
University of Peru. Faculty of Education
June to December 2012
Coordinator of the "Project Equipping the Church". Providing educational services
(materials and workshops) to children, parents, leaders of Christian churches and
university students of 4 Peruvian Regions. World Vision Peru
January to December 2010
Head of the Curriculum design for community justice. Ministry of Justice of the Peruvian
Republic
February to December 2009
Development practitioner in charge of the systematization of the educational proposal for
Rural Areas (2005 to 2007) for multi-grade schools. Ministry of Education of the Republic
of Peru
January to December 2002-2003 and 2008 (January to June)
Development educational practitioner in charge of designing, developing, monitoring and
preparation of educational materials for teachers, principals and specialists from all over
Peru. Ministry of Education of the Republic of Peru.
August to December 2002
Teacher of the course “Strategic Planning considering Peace Culture”, for employees and
teachers of NGO´s, mayoralties, and governmental organizations. Postgraduate Diploma
“Educative Project and Peace Culture”. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
Publications
2013 Nine educational lessons and a facilitator guide aimed at young, about their social
role as part of their Christian commitment. World Vision Peru.
2013 Coordinator of One story called "Look beyond" aimed to children aged 8-13 years
about who and what makes an agent of change in their community. World Vision Peru and
Editorial Santillana,
2011 Four sessions, a facilitator guide and CD of videos about Christian ethics citizens’
development aimed at adolescents. World Vision International.
2009 Two Educational Modules: "Communal Justice for community leaders" of Cajamarca
and Huancavelica. Rural Educational Services and PROJUR.

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2007 "Participation, local culture and quality education in rural Peru”. Revista Educación.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú -- p. 53-76. Vol. 16, no. 30
2007 Thesis: "Participation, local culture and quality education in rural Peru”. New
Zealand's International Aid & Development Agency - NZAID. Scholarships for Development.
2005 Two manuals lessons about learned lessons related to the period of violence lived in
Peru from 1980 to 2000. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru. Peace and Hope
Association.
2004 Three educational modules, a facilitator guide and a flipchart related to the church
commitment in serving children aimed at Christian churches leaders. Compassion
International in Peru.
2004 One section book about Peruvian and World Geography for elementary Peruvian
students of fifth and sixth grade. Ministry of Education of the Republic of Peru.
2004 Album CAFÉ AROMA DEL PERU. This album acknowledges the effort of the
technically trained Peruvian coffee growers who live and work in the valleys of the
Tambopata and Inambari rivers for producing and selling a special quality coffee. Peruvian
Coffee Chamber and Institute for Environmental Studies of the Pontificia Universidad
Católica del Perú – IDEA PUCP.
2002 An environmental education material for teachers of schools of the city of Lima and
students from the elementary educational level to complement education excursions to
the Lurín valley. (It includes bag package, basic equipment to do an educational excursion,
book about legends and local histories, games, and a guide for Environmental activities).
2002 An article about Applying the Strategic Planning in the daily life”, article published by
INTRANET for the Postgraduate Certificate of “Educative Project and Peace Culture”.
Education School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
2002 An article about “Wide view of the Strategic Planning”, article published by
INTRANET for the Postgraduate Certificate of “Educative Project and Peace Culture”.
Education School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
2001 Thesis: Proposal of implementation of educational excursions which promote
environmental conscious in students of high school level, 1st and 2nd grade, of
Pachacamac District. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
1998 An article “Conceptual and graphic strategies (conceptual maps and fluxograms)
applying in educational researches using computer resources”. For the Net: University
teachers training. Spain.
1998 An article “Informatics Education, as a way to develop the education of the cycle
XXI”. For the Net: University teachers training. Spain.
1997 Articles for teenager leaders. “How to get fun in outdoor activities promoting
Christians values”. Lima. Peru.

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Research interests
 Higher education policies.
 Teaching and learning at the University.
 Educational research methods.
 Youth development.
Activities organized
 Workshops with population of Barranca district – Peru, about the Plan Maestro de
la Ciudad Sagrada de Caral – Supe (Lima) Proyecto especial Arqueológico Caral –
Supe. Feb 2004.
 Workshops with students of the CEO “Santa María de la Providencia” (San Juan del
Oro, Puno) and cooperative coffee members of that region. Sep - Nov 2003.
 Workshops about the use, conservation and distribution of educational materials
for specialist people of the Intermediate Teams of all Peru. (Regional Directions,
USE´s, ADE´s). Those materials were elaborated by the Education Ministry of the
Republic of Peru for students of elementary and junior high school level. March -
July 2002.
 Workshops for teachers of schools of Lima city about an educational kit, which
complemented educational excursions to the Lurín valley. March - November
2001.
 Seminar “Education in values at evangelist schools: Diagnosis and Purposes”.
Handled administrative functions as a Sub Director. February 1998.
 Association “Destines: Learning doing things”. Defined its strategic planning to
develop interdisciplinary environmental educational excursions. 1998.
Computer knowledge
Microsoft Word, excel, power point.
Atlas-ti; Endnote X7; Internet
Hobbies
Cycling, playing drums, cooking, aerobics, jogging in the mornings, outdoor activities