Rank and peer effects in higher education: Evidence from India A more selective academic environment benefits female students along multiple dimensions but male students fail to take advantage of this exposure Education Utteeyo Dasgupta Subha Mani Smriti Sharma Saurabh Singhal Published 12.03.21
Can kindergarten combat learning inequality? Participation in early childhood education programmes can lead to improved and lasting learning outcomes for disadvantaged children Education Joshua T. Dean Seema Jayachandran Published 09.02.21
Is virtual coaching of teachers less effective than in-person coaching? Evidence from South Africa Face-to-face interactions between teachers and their coaches might yield better results in teacher training than more high-tech, virtual approaches Education Jacobus Cilliers Brahm Fleisch Janeli Kotzé Nompumelelo Mohohlwane Stephen Taylor Tshegofatso D. Thulare Published 04.01.21
Promoting parental involvement in schools: Evidence from Mexico Group-based interventions can increase parental engagement in school, change parents’ behaviour at home and improve children’s behaviour in school Education Felipe Barrera-Osorio Paul Gertler Nozomi Nakajima Harry Patrinos Published 11.12.20
Failure of frequent assessment: Evidence from India’s continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high Education James Berry Harini Kannan Shobhini Mukerji Marc Shotland Published 08.12.20
Assessing the market forces behind effective education: Evidence from Pakistan In low-income countries, students’ economic background can determine how well their learning needs are matched with their schools’ instructional level Education Natalie Bau Published 25.11.20
Measuring the impact of a home visiting programme on child skills A home visiting programme substantially improves the language, cognitive, fine motor and socioemotional skills of left-behind children in rural China Education James Heckman Bei Liu Mai Lu Jin Zhou Published 28.09.20
The impact of school-based life skills classes for adolescent girls in India School-based life skills classes can change attitudes, strengthen social connections, and help girls assert more control over their lives while staying in school Education Eric Edmonds Ben Feigenberg Jessica Leight Published 31.08.20
Returns to work, child labour, and schooling: The income versus price effects Returns to child work play an important role in determining child labour and schooling through changing the opportunity costs of schooling Education Jie Bai Yukun Wang Published 21.08.20
