Publication: World Bank Research Digest, Vol. 12(1)
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2017-10-04
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2019-04-18
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This issue includes the following headings: Realizing Education's Promise; Investing in School Readiness; Can Participation by Parents Improve School Quality? Does More Time in School ImproveLearning Outcomes for Students? How Does Partnering with the Government Affect Low-Cost Private Schools? Making Teachers Better: What We Know and How to Learn More; Improving Service Delivery for Better Education and Health Outcomes in Uganda; Building More Schools: The Effects onEquality of Opportunity in Education; Predicting School Dropouts in Guatemala and Honduras; Teachers’ Effectiveness in Pakistan and the Link to Wages; and Going Beyond Schooling to ImproveWorkforce Skills.
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“World Bank. 2017. World Bank Research Digest, Vol. 12(1). © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31552 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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