Entering a higher grade-proposals to reform Russia's education system. EDI disseminates transition know-how. Breeding a new generation of economists in the FSU - Eurasia Foundation President William Bader...
Countries of Europe and Central Asia region are well known for having a high base of human capital. Given the many other crises such as unemployment and the required social safety nets -- it is not evident...
Most previous research on effects of schooling has concluded that the effect of school or teacher quality on academic achievement is less than that of family background or other characteristics of students...
The report opens with an article by Akilu Habte, reviews the experience of the WB in lending for education and training in, Education and National Development. George Psacharopulos in his report, Education...
This paper reports an experimental study of the impact of textbook availability on mathematics achievement of students in Nicaraguan first-grade classes. This intervention is compared with control classes...
Malawai today has the same portion of its total population in elementary school as it had in 1911. And despite the fact that students attend school longer and are expected to absorb a wider variety of...
The influence of socioeconomic status upon the academic performance of poor children in Ugandan schools is investigated. In Uganda, socioeconomic status has little influence on school children's academic...
In a country where the literacy rate is three in ten, it is often assumed that, economically, there is a surplus of education. This paper reviews the arguments. In sum, the case of India reflects a circumstance...