Does Information Improve School Accountability? Results of a Large Randomized Trial

This study evaluates a community-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the impact of an information campaign on learning and other school outcomes. The study was conducted in three Indian states, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (M...

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Main Authors:	Pandey, Priyanka, Goyal, Sangeeta, Sundararaman, Venkatesh
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS BASIC EDUCATION CALL CHANGING ATTITUDES CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE TEACHERS CLASSROOM CLASSROOM TEACHING CLASSROOMS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEGREES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTRICT EDUCATION EDUCATED TEACHERS EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION OFFICES EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCED TEACHERS GOVERNMENT GRANTS HEAD TEACHER HEAD TEACHERS HEADMASTERS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERATE PARENTS INTERVENTIONS KEY ROLE LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS LEARNING LEVELS LEARNING MATERIALS LEARNING OUTCOMES LESS EXPERIENCED TEACHERS LITERACY LITERACY LEVELS LITERACY RATE LITERACY RATES LITERATE POPULATION LITERATURE LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL LEVEL MALE TEACHERS MATH SKILLS MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS COMPETENCIES NUMBER OF STUDENTS PAPERS PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS POSITIVE IMPACT PRIMARY GRADES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL CYCLE PRIMARY SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY EDUCATION READING RESEARCH AGENDA RESOURCE CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL BUDGETS SCHOOL COMMITTEE SCHOOL COMMITTEES SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL FUNDING SCHOOL HEAD SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL INSPECTIONS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL OPERATIONS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL UNIFORMS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SMALLER NUMBER SOCIAL CONTEXT STIPENDS STUDENT ATTENDANCE STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT OUTCOMES SUBSTANTIAL VARIATION TEACHER TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS TEACHER PERFORMANCE TEACHER SALARIES TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING ACTIVITY TEACHING SKILLS TENURE TEST SCORES TEXTBOOKS TRAINING PROGRAMS VILLAGE EDUCATION VILLAGE EDUCATION COMMITTEE VILLAGE EDUCATION COMMITTEES VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGE MEETINGS WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/15575553/information-improve-school-accountability-results-large-randomized-trial http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18012

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Summary:	This study evaluates a community-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the impact of an information campaign on learning and other school outcomes. The study was conducted in three Indian states, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), and Karnataka. UP and MP are two large north and central Indian states, respectively, and lag behind in economic and social outcomes, while Karnataka in southern India is economically and socially more developed. Even though all three states have devolved oversight roles to the community with respect to government schools, they differ in the extent to which such devolution has taken place. The information campaign disseminated state specific information to the community on its oversight roles in schools and education services that parents are entitled to. Information was disseminated in 11-14 public meetings in each treatment village over a period of two and a half years.

Does Information Improve School Accountability? Results of a Large Randomized Trial

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