Mayli is a Research Assistant working on the evaluation of the Talking Time early language intervention programme. Her work focuses on equity in education, early childhood development, and school-community relationships, with particular expertise in qualitative research. She is currently completing a PhD at The Pennsylvania State University, examining Intercultural Bilingual Education policy and representations of family-school-community partnerships in Peru.
Mayli Zapata Loayza
Research Assistant
About me
Research
Publications
- Pendola, A., Muñoz, I. G., Zapata, M., & Schaub, M. (2022). Early opportunities and fourth-grade success: State pre-k funding, quality, and access on student achievement. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 30(126), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.30.7144
- Cueto, S., Guerrero, G., León, J., Zapata, M., & Freire, S. (2014). The relationship between socioeconomic status at age one, opportunities to learn and achievement in mathematics in fourth grade in Peru. Oxford Review of Education, 40(1), 50-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2013.873525
- Sarmiento, P., & Zapata, M. (2014). Modelo conceptual sobre la participación de la familia en la escuela: Un estudio cualitativo en cuatro localidades del Perú [Conceptual model of family participation at school: A qualitative study in four localities of Peru]. GRADE. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12820/296
- Guerrero, G., León, J., Zapata, M., & Cueto, S. (2013). Getting teachers back to the classroom. A systematic review on what works to improve teacher attendance in developing countries. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 5(4), 466-488. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2013.864695
- Guerrero, G., León, J., Rosales, E., Zapata, M., Freire, S., Saldarriaga, V., & Cueto, S. (2012). Young Lives School Survey in Peru: Design and initial findings. Young Lives. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12820/436
Funded Research Projects
Assessing and improving language-supporting practice in the early years.
9 September 2025 - 30 January 2026