ERIC Number: EJ1458339
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0964-5292
EISSN: EISSN-1469-5782
Improving Learning Outcomes for Out-of-School Children: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of an Accelerated Learning Program in Liberia
Jeffery McManus; Mico Rudasingwa; Ewoud Nijhof; Kenna Mokobi; Serigne Fallou Deme; James Kiawoin; Felipe Acero Garay; Leah Mwai; Cassandre Pignon
Education Economics, v33 n1 p19-38 2025
Children in Liberia receive 2.2 learning-adjusted years of schooling, one of the lowest levels of educational attainment in the world. We study one approach to address low enrollment and low rates of learning: a 10-month accelerated learning program run by the Luminos Fund to help out-of-school children catch up to grade level. We conducted a randomized evaluation of the program across 100 communities in Liberia. We find that the program had large effects on reading and numeracy skills for out-of-school children, and that children in the program catch up to the learning levels of children in government schools.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Out of School Youth, Acceleration (Education), Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Underachievement, Declining Enrollment, Program Evaluation, Achievement Gains, Community Attitudes, Reading Skills, Program Effectiveness, Numeracy, Skill Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Partnerships in Education, Community Organizations, Evaluation Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Liberia
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