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teachers' actions that resulted in less attention to female students. Gender bias had an even greater effect in classrooms … where the teachers had worse interactions with students. Results show that less effective teachers (according to the …
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We conducted an experiment in low-income schools in Chile to test the effects and behavioral changes triggered by a program that sends attendance, grade, and classroom behavior information to parents via weekly and monthly text messages. Our 18-month intervention raised average math GPA by 0.09...
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It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an … education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the relationship between teachers' college major and student …-significant relationship between degree type and student achievement, suggesting that teachers with and without an education degree are equally …
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that are likely valued by teachers. These differentials are larger for male students and those attending urban schools …
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School-based management programs aim to improve education outcomes by involving parents in allocation decisions about external funds transferred to the school. This paper explores the effects of two school-based management programs on parental investment in schools via voluntary contributions....
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This paper discusses several approaches to examining the relationship between child care and mothers' labor supply. The focus is on child care for children aged 0-3, because this is a critical period for working mothers and their children and because most European and American households with...
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In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large scale surveys (i.e. evaluations of interventions) is difficult and expensive. Multi-dimensional screeners and single-domain tests ('short tests') are frequently used as...
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In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large scale surveys (i.e. evaluations of interventions) is difficult and expensive. Multi-dimensional screeners and single-domain tests ('short tests') are frequently used as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527323
Many nations allow private entities to manage publicly funded schools and grant them greater flexibility than traditional public schools. However, isolating the causal effect of attending these privately managed public schools relative to attending traditional public schools is difficult because...
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