How to interpret the growing phenomenon of private tutoring : human capital deepening, inequality increasing, or waste of resources ? [PDF]
Private tutoring is now a major component of the education sector in many developing countries, yet education policy too seldom acknowledges and makes use of it.
Dang, Hai-Anh, Rogers, F. Halsey
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South Africa’s economics of education: A stocktaking and an agenda for the way forward [PDF]
The paper reviews some of the existing economics of education literature from the perspective of South Africa’s education policymaking needs. It also puts forward a suggested research agenda for future work.
Martin Gustafsson, Thabo Mabogoane
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Role of socioeconomic and parental involvement factors on children foundational learning skills based on MICS (2017-2018) data Punjab, Pakistan. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Kamal A +6 more
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The Role of Education in Economic Growth [PDF]
This study examines the effect of the quantity and quality of education on economic growth. Using a number of proxy variables for the quantity and quality of education in a cross section of low and medium income countries, this study finds that education
Cooray, Arusha
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Geographic and gender disparities in global education achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Int J Appl Earth Obs Geoinf, 2022 Wu M, Yu Q, Li SL, Zhang L.
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アフリカ7ヵ国における初等教育就学児童の読解力の男女間格差に関する統計的考察 : 教育の質調査のための南アフリカ諸国連合(SACMEQ)の調査結果から
, 2000 The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a network of 15 Ministries of Education (and Culture) in Sub-saharan Africa that undertakes educational policy research focused on providing information that will lead to improved decision-making with respect to planning the quality of education.
Saito, Mioko, Kuroda, Kazuo
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When do textbooks matter for achievement? Evidence from African primary schools
, 2013 International audienceUsing a within-student analysis, we find no average impact of textbook access (ownership or sharing) on primary school achievement.
Kuecken, Maria, Valfort, Marie-Anne
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The internationalization of the educational problems and the homogenization of educational reforms further than Latin América: The case of Mozambique [PDF]
, 2016 Mozambique inicia en 1992 un proceso de reformas educativas que suponen un cambio de paradigma desde las tesis socialistas al planteamiento educativo neoliberal.
Aguadero Miguel, Ramón
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Educational access in south Africa: country analytic review [PDF]
, 2007 Meaningful access to education requires more than full enrolment; it requires high attendance rates, progression through grades with little or no repetition, and learning outcomes that confirm that basic skills are being mastered.
Carrim, Nazir +5 more
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The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement [PDF]
An emerging economic literature over the past decade has made use of international tests of educational achievement to analyze the determinants and impacts of cognitive skills. The cross-country comparative approach provides a number of unique advantages
Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann
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