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The Cost and Benefits of Work-based Learning
(OECD, 2016-10)Dual apprenticeship training is increasingly seen as an important educational track that provides youth with the skills necessary for a smooth transition into the labour market. However, providing skills at the workplace ... -
The Cost of not assessing learning outcomes
(UNESCO, 2016-01)Recently, the international community has gone a step further in monitoring education by attempting to measure learning. Currently there is no single approach or best way to monitor learning internationally. However, the ... -
The data revolution in education
(UNESCO, 2017-03)This paper recommends a data revolution in education built on the foundation of national statistical systems, supported by international organizations in a global compact for monitoring the education SDG. In this compact, ... -
The Default Privatization of Peruvian Education and the Rise of Low-fee Private Schools: Better or Worse Opportunities for the Poor?
(Privatisation in Education Research Initiative, 2015)The study on which this paper is based set out to explore what was happening in the lowfee private schooling sector in Perú—a growing and un-explored area of public education in the country and in many parts of the developing ... -
The Demise of Education or the Eclipse of Compassion? Exploring the Causes of Academic Underachievement
(SAGE, 2013)Many stakeholders are concerned with the apparent failure of schools to facilitate children achieving at high levels. One explanation of the failure of schools takes a more narrowly focused educational view. In this ... -
The Design and Implementation of a Menu of Evaluations
(World Bank, 2011)Policy makers and program managers are faced every day with major decisions resulting from insufficient funding, ongoing complaints about service delivery, unmet needs among different population groups, and limited results ... -
The Dialectical Relationship Between Place and Space in Education : How the Internet Is Changing Our Perceptions of Teaching and Learning
(University of Illinois, 2014)In this essay Michael Glassman and Jonathan Burbidge explore the idea of a dialectical relationship between the traditional place(s) of teaching/learning settings and the challenges to our perceptions created by the new ... -
The Difficult Connection between Theory and Practice in Social Pedagogy
(Centre for Understanding Social Pedagogy, 2010)My main interest in the field of social pedagogy is investigating the link between theory and practice. I will address this topic in the present article, which is a revised version of my presentation at the Social Pedagogy ... -
The diversification of post-secondary education
(IIPE. International Institute for Educational Planning, 2014)IIEP initiated a study, in 2010, to analyse issues related to the provision, expansion, financing, and management of institutions offering post-secondary study programmes, including universities. Based on the case studies ... -
The diversification of secondary education : School curricula in comparative perspective
(UNESCO, 2006-11)The paper contends that the diversification of secondary education, while acknowledged, is not well studied. Despite the widespread expansion of secondary education in different world regions, the information available to ... -
The Economics of Health Professional Education and Careers : insights from a Literature Review
(World Bank, 2015)The formation of health professionals is critical for the health system to function and to achieve its universal health coverage (UHC) goals, and this is well recognized by the majority of governments that plan to ensure ... -
The Effect of a Transfer Program for the Elderly in Mexico City on Co-Residing Children's School Enrollment
(Banco de México, 2015-09)Abstract: This paper studies whether the increase in government transfers, induced by an old-age pension program for individuals age 70 and older in Mexico, affects co-residing children's school enrollment, using a regression ... -
The Effect of Cash Transfers to Schools on Voluntary Contributions
(BID, 2014-09)School-based management programs aim to improve education outcomes by involving parents in allocation decisions about external funds transferred to the school. This paper explores the effects of two school-based management ... -
The Effect of Children's Time in School on Mothers' Labor Supply : Evidence from Mexico's Full-Time Schools Program
(Haslam College of Business. Deparment of Economics, 2018-09)This paper examines the effect of the time children spend in school on female labor supply. In particular, the researchers investigate the degree to which extending the school day by three and a half hours, in elementary ... -
The Effect of In-Service Teacher Training on Student Learning of English as a Second Language
(BID, 2014-07)In-service teacher training aims to improve the supply of public education. A randomized experiment was conducted in Mexico to test whether teacher training could increase teacher efficiency in public secondary schools. ... -
The Effect of Public Sector Employment on Women's Labour Market Outcomes
(World Bank, 2012)This paper addresses the role played by Public Sector (PS) employment across different OECD labour markets in explaining: (i) gender differences regarding occupational choices in either PS or private sector, and (ii) ... -
The Effect of Strategies-Based Instruction on the Improvement of EFL Learners’ Writing Quality: A Sociocultural Approach
(SAGE, 2013)The present study draws primarily on Vygotsky’s (1978) sociocultural approach and sets out to explore the effect of instruction of sociocultural writing strategies on the improvement of EFL learners’ quality of writing. ... -
The effect of varying population estimates on the calculation of enrolment rates and out-of-school rates
(UNESCO, 2016-10)Enrolment rates are calculated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) from a combination of i) enrolment figures provided by Member States; and ii) population estimates from the UN Population Division. Using different ... -
The Effects of Air Pollution on Educational Outcomes : Evidence from Chile
(BID, 2013-12)In addition to the morbidity and mortality concerns of outdoor air pollution, studies have shown that air pollution also generates problems for childrens cognitive performance and human capital formation. High concentrations ... -
The Effects of Financial Aid and Returns Information in Selective and Less Selective Schools : Experimental Evidence from Chile
(BID, 2016-11)Schools that provide higher education often belong to either a merit-based selective system or an open-access less selective system. This paper presents the results of a field experiment that provided Grade 12 students in ...