Showing results 46 - 50 of 301 for the month of August, 2010.
2010 – The World Bank – The Impact of the 1999 Education Reform in Poland
The paper analyzes Poland’s significant improvement in international achievement test scores and the restructuring of the education system that expanded general schooling to test the hypothesis that delayed vocational streaming improves outcomes. It shows that delayed vocationalization had a positive and significant impact on student performance.
2010 – The World Bank – What Did You Do All Day? Maternal Education and Child Outcomes
Female education levels are very low in many developing countries. Does maternal education have a causal impact on children’s educational outcomes even at these very low levels of education? This paper is able to demonstrate a link between maternal education and time spent by their children on educational activities outside school. This extra effort put in by the mothers, children and households seems to pays off as test scores are significantly higher for children whose mothers have some education. Simultaneously, the low educational achievement of mothers in this sample does not lead to greater enrollment and does not affect the school choice decision. The findings in this paper emphasize the role of parental-child interaction and child effort in studying as an important channel for improving learning.
2010 – The World Bank – World Development Indicators 2010
The World Development Indicators (WDI) 2010 is a comprehensive overview of development, which includes more than 900 indicators. It is the statistical benchmark that helps measure the progress of development.
2010 – World Food Programme – Feed Minds, Change Lives: School Feeding, the Millennium Development Goals and Girls’ Empowerment
This report discusses the importance and the impact of school feeding programs on education and broader development, including the Millennium Development Goals.
2010 – Women’s Refugee Commission – Schooling and Conflict in Darfur: A Snapshot of Basic Education Services for Displaced Children
The report details the findings of an in-depth assessment of formal and non-formal educational services for displaced children of primary school age (6-14 year olds) in North and West Darfur. A key finding in the report includes that only half of the primary schools actually provide instruction in all eight grades.
