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Asim, Minahil; Dee, Thomas – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2016
The effective governance of local public services depends critically on the civic engagement of local citizens. However, recent efforts to promote effective citizen oversight of the public-sector services in developing countries have had mixed results. This study discusses and evaluates a uniquely designed, low-cost, scalable program designed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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Banerjee, Ritwik; King, Elizabeth M.; Orazem, Peter F.; Paterno, Elizabeth M. – Economics of Education Review, 2012
A theoretical model is advanced that demonstrates that, if teacher and student attendance generate a shared good, then teacher and student attendance will be mutually reinforcing. Using data from the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan, empirical evidence supporting that proposition is advanced. Controlling for the endogeneity of teacher and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Teacher Attendance, Evidence