Economics of education
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- Improving the management of teachers to increase educational quality
- ( C. Mpokosa;S. Ndaruhutse / CfBT Education Trust , 2008)
- This report, published jointly by VSO and CfBT, gathers together learning from primary research undertaken in thirteen developing countries and from other available national level research and intern...
- How educational quality impacts on growth
- ( E. A. Hanushek;L. Wößmann / World Bank Research , 2007)
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Access to education is one of the highest priorities on the development agenda. High-profile international commitment to progress has helped galvanise policy-makers into action. This book aims...
Does education in Ghana really pay off?
- ( H. A. Sackey / African Economic Research Consortium , 2008)
- This study examines private returns to schooling in Ghana over a seven-year period, and the implications for school investments and migration. ...
- Guide to long term planning of education systems
- ( K. M. Lewin / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity , 2007)
- What are the different styles of long term planning? What are the processes and tools that are needed to develop long term plans for expanded access that can reconcile goals and targets with realistic...
- Economic and political developments in Africa need to be underpinned by investment in knowledge
- ( A.B. Kamara;L. Bousrih;M. Nyende / African Development Bank , 2007)
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Africa needs to harness science and technology, integrate into global markets and transform its economies in order to sustain growth and be able to face fierce global competition. The authors argue...
- Impacts of public sector and private sector education provision on the labour markets
- ( S. Calónico;H. Ñopo / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn , 2007)
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The private provision of educational services at tertiary, secondary and primary levels has been expanding in Latin America in recent decades. The low quality of public provision of education is gi...
- Skills of South African workers do not match the labour market demands
- ( R. Dias;D. Posel / Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa , 2007)
- The supply of skilled labour in South Africa cannot meet labour demands. This paper investigates the relationship between education and unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa, and examines whethe...
- Improving outcomes for poor students through community management and better pay for teachers
- ( E. Vegas / Future of Children , 2007)
- Can the US learn from the experience of developing countries’ efforts to staff under-funded schools with quality teachers? This article summarises research into strategies used by developing countries...
- Contracting private providers to deliver public education for the poor: a successful experiment from Colombia
- ( F. Barrera-Osorio / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank , 2006)
- Are private providers more effective in delivering public education to low-income students? This study examines the impact on student outcomes of the Concession School programme in Bogotá, Colombia, w...
- Social inequality should not result in inequality in educational outcomes
- ( J. Douglas Willms / UNESCO Institute for Statistics , 2006)
- While international data show that socioeconomic status (SES) strongly influences student outcomes, some countries have done better than others at mitigating this effect. This report analyses internat...
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