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Pakistan's education system faces long-standing problems in access, quality, and equal opportunity at every level …: primary and secondary schools, higher education and vocational education. In spite of recent encouraging trends, such as the … rapid spread of private schooling and an expansion of higher education opportunities, systemic reform remains stubbornly …
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to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …
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Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of...
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We present evidence on the impact on students' math and reading scores of one of the largest deployments of an OLPC program and the only one implemented at a national scale: Plan Ceibal in Uruguay. We have unique data that allow us to know the exact date of laptop delivery for every student in...
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We present evidence on the impact on students' math and reading scores of one of the largest deployments of an OLPC program and the only one implemented at a national scale: Plan Ceibal in Uruguay. Unlike previous work in the field, we have unique data that allow us to know the exact date of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408820
This report presents and describes an evaluation project of the most recent Swedish curriculum reform, Curriculum for the compulsory school, preschool class and the recreation centre, Lgr 11. The purpose of the evaluation project is to generate new knowledge concerning the influences of...
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while education can be an escalator out of social disadvantage — leading to better job prospects for youths facing greater … significant minority of students in several OECD countries do not even complete compulsory education; students' test scores in … lower secondary education are strongly shaped by family characteristics; and the expansion of university education has most …
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Education systems can be viewed as complex systems, by considering that learning, teaching, cognition and education are … education systems, new approaches seem relevant, and even necessary, if we consider that traditional methods are often not … complex system approach in education, and to bring to discussion the potential benefits of this perspective to education in …
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The living situation of the elderly population in Europe is gaining importance due to demographic change. In many European countries, women receive substantially lower pensions than men; gender pension gaps among pensioners can be up to 69 percent. When taking elderly people without a pension...
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Children growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods tend to perform significantly worse in school compared to children growing up under more favorable circumstances. We examine the impact of a three-year program ("Coaching for Teaching") targeted at ten poorly performing lower secondary schools...
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