Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data?

The term Koranic school is often used to describe schools that are not part of the formal education system and typically place a strong emphasis on memorizing the Koran in Arabic, as well as on knowledge of Islamic religious education and practice. Using data from Niger as a case study, this paper p...

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Main Authors: Male, Chata, Nayihouba, Ada, Wodon, Quentin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37009
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spelling okr-10986-370092022-02-23T05:10:38Z Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data? Male, Chata Nayihouba, Ada Wodon, Quentin KORANIC SCHOOLS ISLAMIC EDUCATION NIGER EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES SYNERGIES WITH FORMAL EDUCATION The term Koranic school is often used to describe schools that are not part of the formal education system and typically place a strong emphasis on memorizing the Koran in Arabic, as well as on knowledge of Islamic religious education and practice. Using data from Niger as a case study, this paper provides data on trends in the share of individuals that have a Koranic education, a formal education, or no education at all, as well as a basic profile (univariate and multivariate) of children with Koranic education, formal education, or no education at all. In addition, the potential impacts of Koranic education in comparison to formal education or no education at all on outcomes such as literacy and numeracy, labor market earnings, household consumption, assets and perceptions of well-being, and infant mortality is analyzed. 2022-02-22T15:26:21Z 2022-02-22T15:26:21Z 2022-01-28 Journal Article International Studies in Catholic Education 1942-2539 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37009 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Africa Africa Niger
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topic KORANIC SCHOOLS
ISLAMIC EDUCATION
NIGER
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
SYNERGIES WITH FORMAL EDUCATION
spellingShingle KORANIC SCHOOLS
ISLAMIC EDUCATION
NIGER
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
SYNERGIES WITH FORMAL EDUCATION
Male, Chata
Nayihouba, Ada
Wodon, Quentin
Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data?
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description The term Koranic school is often used to describe schools that are not part of the formal education system and typically place a strong emphasis on memorizing the Koran in Arabic, as well as on knowledge of Islamic religious education and practice. Using data from Niger as a case study, this paper provides data on trends in the share of individuals that have a Koranic education, a formal education, or no education at all, as well as a basic profile (univariate and multivariate) of children with Koranic education, formal education, or no education at all. In addition, the potential impacts of Koranic education in comparison to formal education or no education at all on outcomes such as literacy and numeracy, labor market earnings, household consumption, assets and perceptions of well-being, and infant mortality is analyzed.
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author Male, Chata
Nayihouba, Ada
Wodon, Quentin
author_facet Male, Chata
Nayihouba, Ada
Wodon, Quentin
author_sort Male, Chata
title Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data?
title_short Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data?
title_full Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data?
title_fullStr Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data?
title_full_unstemmed Koranic Schools in Niger : How Much Can Be Learned from Existing Data?
title_sort koranic schools in niger : how much can be learned from existing data?
publisher Taylor and Francis
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37009
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