Browsing by Subject "Mozambique"
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Education resource projections in the context of sector-wide development planning
(UNESCO, 2005)It summarizes the presentations and debates of the participants in the “UNESCO Technical Workshop on Sector-Wide Education Resource Projections”, which UNESCO organized in Paris, France, from 6 to 10 June 2005. The World ... -
Incentivizing school attendance in the presence of parent-child information frictions
(World Bank, 2018-06)Education conditional cash transfer programs may increase school attendance in part due to the information they transmit to parents about their child's attendance. This paper presents experimental evidence that the information ... -
Narrowing the Gender Gap : Empowering Women through Literacy Programmes. Case studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase)
(UNESCO, 2015)The examples included in this compilation reflect how literacy learning can support the empowerment of women, families, communities, and ultimately entire societies. They further demonstrate how women can overcome barriers ... -
Operationalizing Sustainable Development Goal 4 : A review of national legislations on the right to education
(UNESCO, 2017)This paper is an analytical synthesis, drawing on the findings of the 11 country reports, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal ... -
The Promise of Preschool in Africa : A Randomized Impact Evaluation of Early Childhood Development in Rural Mozambique
(World Bank, 2012-02-06)We find that primary school enrollment rates increase significantly in treatment communities. Children who attended preschool are 24% more likely to be enrolled in primary school at endline compared to the control group, ... -
What do teachers know and do? Does it matter? : evidence from primary schools in Africa
(World Bank, 2017-01)School enrollment has universally increased over the past 25 years in low-income countries. However, enrolling in school does not guarantee that children learn. A large share of children in low-income countries learn little, ...