School Grants and Education Quality

• Tác giả: Pedro Carneiro
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 001.2 Scholarship and learning
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 315819
• Chủ đề: 1. COLLEGE; 2. SKILLS; 3. TEACHER BEHAVIORS; 4. TEACHER TURNOVER; 5. TEACHERS

Tóm tắt

The effect of increasing school resources on educational outcomes is a central issue in the debate on improving school quality. This paper uses a randomized experiment to analyze the impact of a school grants program in Senegal, which allowed schools to apply for funding for improvements of their own choice. The analysis finds positive effects on test scores at lower grades that persist at least two years. These effects are concentrated among schools that focused funds on human resource improvements rather than school materials, suggesting that teachers and principals may be a central determinant of school quality.