Can Discussions about Girls' Education Improve Academic Outcomes? Evidence from a Randomized Development Project

• Tác giả: Christopher S Cotton
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 376.64 [Unassigned]
• Thông tin xuất bản: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank, 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 311795
• Chủ đề: 1. DISCUSSION-BASED INFORMATION CAMPAIGN; 2. EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS; 3. GIRLS' EDUCATION CHALLENGE; 4. MULTIFACETED INTERVENTION; 5. RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Tóm tắt

This article evaluates the impact of facilitated discussions about girls' education on education outcomes for students in rural Zimbabwe. The staggered implementation of components of a randomized education project allowed for the causal analysis of a dialogue-based engagement campaign. This campaign involved regular discussions between trained facilitators and parents, teachers, and youth about girls' rights, the importance of attending school, and the barriers girls face in pursuing education. The campaigns increased mathematics performance and enrollment in the year after implementation. There was no similar improvement in literacy performance during this period. Longer-term data on the broader project suggest that additional education-focused interventions did not further increase mathematics performance and enrollment beyond what can be attributable to the dialogue campaigns alone.