Teachers in developing countries

Paul Glewwe; Rongjia Shen; Bixuan Sun; Suzanne Wisniewski

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-815391-8.00027-6

Teachers in developing countries

Paul Glewwe, Rongjia Shen, Bixuan Sun, Suzanne Wisniewski

Applied Economics

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Abstract

This chapter reviews rigorous high-quality evaluations of teaching and teacher interventions in developing countries. Teachers can have large impacts on student learning in both developed and developing countries (see Azam & Kingdon, 2015, and the references therein). This review focuses on three main questions: (1) What teaching, teacher and pedagogical policies increase students' time spent in school, as measured by student enrollment, attendance, dropout rates and completed years of schooling? (2) What teaching, teacher and pedagogical policies and programs increase student learning as measured by test scores? and (3) What policies lead to improved teacher outcomes, such as teachers' time in school, attitudes, and pedagogical practices?.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Economics of Education
Subtitle of host publication	A Comprehensive Overview
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	371-389
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9780081026458
ISBN (Print)	9780128153918
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815391-8.00027-6
State	Published - Jan 20 2020

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Funding Information:
Bruns, Costa, and Cunha (2017) evaluated a program that provided secondary schools in Brazil with classroom observation feedback and expert coaching. Teachers received feedback from classroom observers on time use and student engagement. Self-help materials were provided to the principal pedagogical coordinator and to teachers, and the pedagogical coordinator received expert coaching. The program provided no direct training, rather teachers were supported by the school's pedagogical coordinator (who received coaching). Regarding impact, grade 10 students performed 0.5–0.8σ higher on math and Portuguese tests and 0.6σ higher on grade 12 Portuguese tests. The authors also found that teachers changed their allocation of classroom time (see Section Governance interventions ).

Keywords

Developing countries
Educational outcomes
Impact evaluations
Pedagogy
School governance
School inputs

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