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Emerging evidence on vouchers and faith-based providers in education : case studies from Africa, Latin America, and Asia

Patrinos, Harry Anthony, Wodon, Quentin, Barrera-Osorio, Felipe

2009

Overview

Unlock the potential of public-private partnerships in education. This groundbreaking study offers fresh empirical evidence on the effectiveness and cost of various educational models in developing countries across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Delve into rigorous case studies examining voucher programs and faith-based schools, uncovering key insights into school performance, targeting, and cost-effectiveness. Discover how these partnerships impact student achievement, literacy, and numeracy, and learn what factors drive success or failure. Emerging Evidence on Vouchers and Faith-Based Providers in Education is essential reading for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners seeking innovative solutions to improve educational outcomes and promote social mobility in developing nations. Explore the challenges and opportunities of these partnerships and gain a deeper understanding of how to create more effective and equitable education systems.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications
• Subject: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT / ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE / ACCESS TO EDUCATION / ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION / ADULT LITERACY / Africa / APPROACH TO EDUCATION / Asia / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / AUTONOMOUS SCHOOLS / AVERAGE SCHOOLING / AVERAGE TREATMENT EFFECT / BASIC EDUCATION / BASIC LITERACY / BIRTH ORDER / Case studies / Church schools / Church schools -- Developing countries -- Case studies / CLASS-SIZE / CLASSROOM / CLASSROOM LEVEL / CLASSROOMS / COGNITIVE SKILLS / COLLEGE ENTRANCE / COMPARATIVE EDUCATION / COMPARING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT / COMPULSORY BASIC EDUCATION / COST OF EDUCATION / COUNTRY CASE STUDIES / CURRICULA / CURRICULUM / CURRICULUM DESIGN / DELIVERY OF EDUCATION / DEMAND OF EDUCATION / Developing countries / DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS / ECONOMIC GROWTH / ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION / EDUCATION ECONOMICS / EDUCATION EXPENDITURE / EDUCATION EXPENDITURES / EDUCATION FACILITIES / EDUCATION GOALS / EDUCATION INVESTMENT / EDUCATION MANAGEMENT / EDUCATION OUTCOMES / EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS / EDUCATION POLICY / EDUCATION PROVIDERS / EDUCATION REFORM / EDUCATION SECTOR / EDUCATION SERVICES / EDUCATION SPENDING / EDUCATION STATISTICS / EDUCATION SYSTEM / EDUCATION SYSTEMS / EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM / EDUCATION VOUCHERS / EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT / EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES / EDUCATIONAL POLICY / EDUCATIONAL VOUCHERS / Educational vouchers -- Developing countries -- Case studies / EDUCATORS / EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS / ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS / EMPLOYMENT / ENROLLMENT RATES / ENTRANCE EXAMINATION / EQUITABLE ACCESS / ETHICS / EVALUATION METHODS / EVALUATION OF EDUCATION / Evidence / EXPENDITURES / Faith / FUTURE RESEARCH / GRADE REPETITION / GRADUATION RATES / HIGH SCHOOL / HIGH SCHOOLS / HIGH-INCOME STUDENTS / HIGHER TEST SCORES / HUMAN DEVELOPMENT / HUMAN RESOURCES / INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS / INTERVENTIONS / Latin America / LEADERSHIP / LEARNING / LEARNING COMMUNITIES / LITERACY / LITERACY SURVEY / LITERATURE / MATH TEST / MATHEMATICS / MINISTRY OF EDUCATION / NATIONAL SCHOOL / NATURAL SCIENCES / NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS / NUMBER OF SCHOOLS / NUMBER OF STUDENTS / NUMERACY / PARENT EDUCATION / PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT / PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION / PEER GROUP / PERFORMANCE INDICATORS / POLITICAL SCIENCE / PRIMARY ENROLLMENTS / PRIMARY LEVEL / PRIMARY SCHOOL / PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS / PRIMARY SCHOOLS / PRIVATE EDUCATION / PRIVATE EXPENDITURE / PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS / PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION / PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS / PRIVATE SCHOOL / PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS / PRIVATE SCHOOLING / PRIVATE SCHOOLS / PRIVATE STUDENTS / PRIVATE TUTORING / PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES / Privatization / Privatization in education / Privatization in education -- Developing countries -- Case studies / PROVISION OF EDUCATION / PUBLIC EDUCATION / PUBLIC SCHOOL / PUBLIC SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT / PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPENDITURES / PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS / PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS / PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER / PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS / PUBLIC SCHOOLS / PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS / PUBLISHERS / PUPIL COSTS / PUPIL VOUCHER / QUALITY EDUCATION / QUALITY OF EDUCATION / QUALITY SCHOOLS / READING / RELIGIOUS EDUCATION / RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS / RESEARCH AGENDA / RESEARCH INSTITUTE / RESEARCHERS / RURAL AREAS / SCHOLARSHIPS / SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS / SCHOOL ATTENDANCE / SCHOOL COMMUNITY / SCHOOL DISTRICT / SCHOOL DISTRICTS / SCHOOL ENROLLMENT / SCHOOL GIRLS / SCHOOL GOVERNANCE / SCHOOL LEVEL / SCHOOL MANAGEMENT / SCHOOL NETWORKS / SCHOOL OPERATIONS / SCHOOL OWNERS / SCHOOL PERFORMANCE / SCHOOL SELECTION / SCHOOL SIZE / SCHOOL STUDENTS / SCHOOL SUPPLY / SCHOOL SYSTEM / SCHOOL SYSTEMS / SCHOOL TEACHER / SCHOOL TEACHERS / SCHOOL TYPES / SCHOOLING / SCHOOLS / SCIENCE STUDY / SECONDARY ENROLLMENTS / SECONDARY SCHOOL / SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS / SECONDARY SCHOOLS / SECONDARY STUDENTS / SMALL SCHOOL / SMALL SCHOOLS / SOCIAL SCIENCE / SOCIAL SCIENCES / SPORTS / STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT / STUDENT BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS / STUDENT BODY / STUDENT DATA / STUDENT INFORMATION / STUDENT LOANS / STUDENT OUTCOMES / STUDENT PERFORMANCE / STUDENT SELECTION / TEACHER / TEACHER COSTS / TEACHERS / TEACHING / TEACHING SKILLS / TECHNICAL SKILLS / TUITION / TYPES OF SCHOOLS / TYPES OF STUDENTS / UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION / URBAN EDUCATION / VOCATIONAL EDUCATION / VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS / VOUCHER SYSTEM / VULNERABLE GROUPS / YOUTH
• ISBN: 0821379763, 9780821379769, 0821379771, 9780821379776