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expectation that leads teachers and students to shirk in school to devote more attention to tutoring. In basic education, teacher …
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, and spatial distribution of teachers in developing countries. Schools are a major source of employment in developing … countries, large gaps in pay and quality exist between teachers and other professionals; teachers in public and private schools …; teachers on permanent and temporary contracts; and teachers in urban and rural areas. Teacher supply increases with wages …
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We examine the role of teachers and students in the formation of grade 12 test scores in public schools in Delhi. There … and parents' education have no predictive power. There is some evidence that principals' rating of teachers and value …
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Improving school quality in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a global priority. One way to improve quality may be to improve the management skills of school leaders. In this systematic review, we analyze the impact of interventions targeting school leaders' management practices on...
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Technological change and its impacts on labour markets are a much-discussed topic in economics. Economists generally assume that new technology penetrating the labour market shifts firms' task demand. Given individuals' acquired and supplied skills, these task demand shifts potentially foster...
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Finding a non-academic job in line with both doctoral graduates' degree and acquired know-how can be difficult because of insufficient demand for R&D skills in public administration and private enterprise and/or because of the lack of matching between the existing demand and the Ph.D. holders'...
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Schools are ripe for policy intervention. We demonstrate that implementing different teaching practices is effective, finding a greater prevalence of group discussion used in schools positively affects students’ life satisfaction and noncognitive skills but has no impact on test scores. The...
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(i) six training sessions during school breaks, ii) exchange visits each term where teachers provided feedback to their … peers, and (iii) outreach and support from NGO staff at least twice per year. The program increased teachers' use of active …
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This paper investigates the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on learning outcomes of secondary school … deviation over an academic year. This negative effect of biased teachers is significant only for male teachers. The effect is … plausible mechanism, we show that biased teachers negatively affect girls' attitude towards math as compared to boys. Unlike …
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causing debates about disadvantages for male students. Using administrative panel data on the universe of students, teachers …
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