Showing 41 - 50 of 64
. This randomized trial offers a unique opportunity to examine the impact of training in a middle income country. We use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014180262
The implementation of the 1950 Swedish comprehensive school reform was preceded by a unique social experiment. During this experiment between 1949 and 1962 the new school system was implemented in stages. This allows us to study the same cohort of individuals going through two different school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014193764
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013424562
The paper examines the effects of school pupil-teacher ratios and type of school on educational attainment and wages using the British National Child Development survey (NCDS). The NCDS is a panel survey which has followed a cohort of individuals born in March 1958, and has a rich set of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293057
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000655376
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003428281
impact has been in more disadvantaged schools and on the performance of middle and high ability students within these schools … resources can matter for children in the poorest secondary schools, particularly when building on a solid educational or ability … background. However, small changes in resources have little or no effect on the 'hard to reach' children who have not achieved a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003538935
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008987702
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002095121
The effect of increasing school resources on educational outcomes is a central issue in the debate on improving school quality. This paper uses a randomized experiment to analyze the impact of a school grants program in Senegal, which allowed schools to apply for funding for improvements of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969589