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Progress in participation in tertiary education in India from 1983 to 2004
Azam, Mehtabul (contributor); Blom, Andreas (contributor) - 2008
"Using nationally representative household surveys, this paper examines the trends in attainment, enrollment, and access to tertiary (higher) education in India from 1983 to 2005. The findings suggest that there has been considerable progress in attainment and participation; however, they remain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003790866
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Estimating the contribution of short-cycle programs to student outcomes in Colombia
Ferreira, María M.; Franco Hernandez, Andrea; … - 2020
workforce in the current world of work, little is known about the contribution they make to students' outcomes, above and beyond …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012388766
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What works to reduce inequalities in higher education? : a systematic review of the (quasi-)experimental literature on outreach and financial aid
Herbaut, Estelle; Geven, Koen - 2019
Policy makers are increasingly searching for ways to allow more disadvantaged students to access and complete higher … opportunity to identify the causal effects of these interventions on disadvantaged students and discuss inequality mechanisms at … effects of outreach and financial aid interventions on the access and completion rates of disadvantaged students in higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008334
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The empty opportunity : local control of secondary schools and student achievement in the Philippines
Lockheed, Marlaine E.; Zhao, Qinghua - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138540
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Promotion with and without learning : effects on student enrollment and dropout behavior
King, Elizabeth M. (contributor);  … - 2008
their peers' ability to perform at the next level. Alternatively, promoting students into grades for which they are not … of Pakistan, students are promoted primarily on the basis of merit. An econometric decomposition of promotion decisions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003758877
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The impact of cash transfers on school enrollment : evidence from Ecuador
Oosterbeek, Hessel (contributor); Ponce, Juan (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003745151
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Cash transfers, behavioral changes and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experiment
Macours, Karen (contributor);  … - 2008
"A variety of theories of skill formation suggest that investments in schooling and other dimensions of human capital will have lower returns if children do not have adequate levels of cognitive and social skills at an early age. This paper analyzes the impact of a randomized cash transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771202
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Schooling and labor market impacts of a natural policy experiment
Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Sakellariou, Christos N. - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002505691
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Getting girls into school : evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia
Filmer, Deon; Schady, Norbert Rüdiger - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003351535
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Cash transfers, conditions, school enrollment, and child work : evidence from a randomized experiment in Ecuador
Schady, Norbert Rüdiger; Araujo, María Caridad - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003351566