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Measuring the effect of competitive teacher recruitment on student achievement : evidence from Ecuador
Araujo P., Maria Daniela - 2019
In the last decade, several Latin American governments have implemented new teacher recruitment policies based on …-based selection competitions for tenure at public schools. Has this new recruitment system served as an effective screening device … hierarchical linear regressions to evaluate the effect of Ecuador's new competitive recruitment policy. I then use propensity score …
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Teachers' preferences for proximity and the implications for staffing schools : evidence from Peru
Bertoni, Eleonora; Elacqua, Gregory; Hincapié, Diana; … - 2019
This paper explores rank-ordered teacher candidates' preferences for public schools in Peru by analyzing the 2015 teacher hiring process. Our analysis shows that, in seeking permanent positions in public schools, candidates appear to search closer to where they attended their Teacher Education...
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The effect of pre-service cognitive and pedagogical teacher skills on student achievement gains : evidence from German entry screening exams
Enzi, Bernhard - 2017
Information about teachers' effectiveness at the hiring stage is particularly scarce despite its importance for personnel decisions. Using the German setting of teacher training, I investigate the relationship of teachers' pre-service cognitive and pedagogical skills as measured by two state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011758096
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Teacher Allocation and School Performance in Italy
Bryson, Alex - 2020
Italy's secondary school system has faced funding constraints for many years which limits availability of new permanent job slots for teachers. When permanent posts do arise they are allocated mostly on seniority while merit only plays a small role. Thus, the age distribution of teachers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012823327
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Teacher Qualifications and Middle School Student Achievement
Buddin, Richard - 2015
This research examines whether teacher licensure test scores and other teacher qualifications affect middle school student achievement. The results are based on longitudinal student-level data from Los Angeles. The achievement analysis uses a value-added approach that adjusts for both student...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039434
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Teacher Effectiveness in Urban High Schools
Buddin, Richard; Zamarro, Gema - 2015
This research examines whether teacher licensure test scores and other teacher qualifications affect high school student achievement. The results are based on longitudinal student-level data from Los Angeles. The achievement analysis uses a value-added approach that adjusts for both student and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204382
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Teacher allocation and school performance in Italy
Bryson, Alex; Corsini, Lorenzo; Martelli, Irene - 2020
Italy's secondary school system has faced funding constraints for many years which limits availability of new permanent job slots for teachers. When permanent posts do arise they are allocated mostly on seniority while merit only plays a small role. Thus, the age distribution of teachers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012288996
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Unionization and productivity : evidence from charter schools
Hart, Cassandra M. D.; Sojourner, Aaron J. - 2014
This paper studies the relationship between teacher unionization and student achievement. Generally stable patterns of teacher unionization since the 1970s have historically presented challenges in measuring the effects of unionization on educational production. However, the blossoming of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230891
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Determinants of Teacher Value-Added in Public Primary Schools : Evidence from Administrative Panel Data
Tanaka, Ryuichi - 2020
This study estimates teacher value-added (TVA) for language arts and mathematics test scores of students in public primary schools to investigate the empirical relationship between testscore TVA and observable traits and promotions of teachers. Our empirical strategy employs Chetty, Friedman,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012836580
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Unionization and Productivity : Evidence from Charter Schools
Hart, Cassandra - 2014
This paper studies the relationship between teacher unionization and student achievement. Generally stable patterns of teacher unionization since the 1970s have historically presented challenges in measuring the effects of unionization on educational production. However, the blossoming of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060620