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Improving Education Outcomes in South Asia: Findings from a Decade of Impact Evaluations

dc.contributor.author Asim, Salman
dc.contributor.author Chase, Robert S.
dc.contributor.author Dar, Amit
dc.contributor.author Schmillen, Achim
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-17T18:53:24Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-17T18:53:24Z
dc.date.issued 2015-07
dc.description.abstract There have been many initiatives to improve education outcomes in South Asia. Still, outcomes remain stubbornly resistant to improvements, at least when considered across the region. To collect and synthesize the insights about what actually works to improve learning and other education outcomes, this paper conducts a systematic review and meta-analysis of 29 education-focused impact evaluations from South Asia, establishing a standard that includes randomized control trials and quasi-experimental designs. It finds that while there are impacts from interventions that seek to increase the demand for education in households and communities, those targeting teachers or schools and thus the supply-side of the education sector are generally much more adept at improving learning outcomes. In addition, interventions that provide different actors with resources and those that incentivize behavioral changes show moderate but statistically significant impacts on student learning. A mix of input- and incentive-oriented interventions tailored to the specific conditions on the ground appears most promising for fostering education outcomes in South Asia. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24775837/improving-education-outcomes-south-asia-findings-decade-impact-evaluations
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22447
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7362
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject SKILLS
dc.subject SCHOOL SYSTEM
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subject EFFECTIVE EDUCATION
dc.subject BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subject BLACKBOARDS
dc.subject PRIMARY NET ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject TEACHERS
dc.subject ARITHMETIC
dc.subject SCHOOLING
dc.subject INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
dc.subject TUITION
dc.subject EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject NUMERACY
dc.subject ENROLLMENT
dc.subject GROUPS
dc.subject PRIVATE SCHOOLING
dc.subject PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject GENDER PARITY
dc.subject INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
dc.subject LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
dc.subject LEARNING MATERIALS
dc.subject PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject EXAMS
dc.subject EXAM
dc.subject ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
dc.subject ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject LITERACY
dc.subject TEXTBOOKS
dc.subject EDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject ENROLMENTS
dc.subject EDUCATION DECISIONS
dc.subject LITERACY CLASSES
dc.subject UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject GENDER GAP
dc.subject QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject TRAINING
dc.subject TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject DEMAND FOR EDUCATION
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subject SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject CLASSES
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subject SCHOOL UNIFORMS
dc.subject STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject LEARNING
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject TEACHING
dc.subject STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
dc.subject CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject LIBRARIES
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject READING
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject INFORMED DECISION MAKING
dc.subject DROPOUT RATES
dc.subject ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subject LEARNING COMPETENCIES
dc.subject TEACHER CERTIFICATION
dc.subject SCIENCE
dc.subject AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subject SCHOOLS
dc.subject SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subject PARTICIPATION
dc.subject CURRICULA
dc.subject EDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subject LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subject STUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject SCHOOL SUPPLIES
dc.subject CAMPAIGNS
dc.subject YOUTH
dc.subject DECISION MAKING
dc.subject DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subject CLASS SIZE
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subject CIVIL SERVICE TEACHERS
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject FEMALE ENROLLMENT
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENT
dc.subject SCHOOL LIBRARIES
dc.subject CURRICULUM
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENTS
dc.subject PARITY
dc.subject FEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subject BASIC LITERACY
dc.subject EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject COGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subject WRITING
dc.subject CHILDREN
dc.subject QUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subject EDUCATION
dc.subject COST PER STUDENT
dc.subject INVESTMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subject ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
dc.subject TRAINING OF TEACHERS
dc.subject INSTRUCTION
dc.subject CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject TEACHING METHODS
dc.subject PUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subject GIRLS
dc.subject STUDENTS
dc.subject PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject NET ENROLLMENT
dc.subject STUDENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject FEES
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject WOMEN
dc.subject TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
dc.subject CLASSROOM
dc.subject CLASSROOMS
dc.subject PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject REGULAR TEACHERS
dc.subject STUDENT LEARNING
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject PARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE SCHOOL
dc.subject OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.title Improving Education Outcomes in South Asia en
dc.title.subtitle Findings from a Decade of Impact Evaluations en
dc.type Working Paper en
dc.type Document de travail fr
dc.type Documento de trabajo es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2015-07-13
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24775837/improving-education-outcomes-south-asia-findings-decade-impact-evaluations
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-7362
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 090224b082ff015f_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 24775837
okr.identifier.report WPS7362
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/07/13/090224b082ff015f/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Improving0educ0f0impact0evaluations.pdf en
okr.region.administrative South Asia
okr.region.geographical South Asia
okr.topic Education :: Education For All
okr.topic Tertiary Education
okr.topic Education :: Primary Education
okr.topic Education :: Effective Schools and Teachers
okr.topic Access Equity in Basic Education
okr.unit Social Protection and Labor Global Practice Group
relation.isSeriesOfPublication 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
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