Title: Tools for education policy analysis /
Authors: Mingat, Alain.; Tan, Jee-Peng, 1954-; Sosale, Shobhana, 1963-
Publisher: World Bank,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Educational evaluation Methodology.; Educational evaluation Developing Countries.; Education Developing countries Cost effectiveness.
Abstract: This hands-on interactive guide to evaluating and revamping education policy is designed to help policymakers in low-income countries identify weaknesses and make the most efficient use of scarce education resources. Education specialists in the developed world will also find the book an invaluable tool for analyzing priorities and arriving at cost-effective solutions given the practical and financial challenges teachers struggle with worldwide.
Contents: Diagnosing Structural Weaknesses in Education -- Implications for Project Selection: A Two-Part Module -- Concepts for Analyzing Structural Weaknesses -- Extensions of the Basic Concepts -- Analyzing Costs in Education: A Three-Part Module -- Unit Costs Estimation and Analysis -- Cost Analysis at the School Level -- Application to Actual Data -- Conducting Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Education: A Two-Part Module -- Basic Techniques in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis -- Extensions of the Basic Techniques -- Data for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis -- Managing Teacher Deployment and Classroom Processes: A Two-Part Module -- Analyzing Teacher Deployment Issues -- Improving Teacher Management of Classroom Processes -- Assessing Policy Options for Teacher Training and Pay: A Two-Part Module -- Identifying a Teacher-Training Policy -- The Economics of Teacher Pay -- Analyzing Equity in Education: A Two-Part Module -- The Distribution of Public Subsidies for Education --^