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Formula funding of schools, decentralization and corruption

Levacic Rosalind, Downes Peter, Caldwell Brian J., Gurr David, Spinks Jim M., Herczynski Jan, Luce Maria Beatriz, Farenzena Nalú

2004 224p.
Corruption fighters' tool kit special edition 2004: Teaching integrity to youth: Examples from 11 countries

This special edition of the Corruption Fighters' Tool Kit presents a diverse collection of youth education experiences mainly from civil society organisations. Although approaching the topic from different angles, including moral or value education...

Transparency International

Berlin, TI, 2004
Improving student performance in public primary schools in developing countries: evidence from Indonesia

This paper investigates the correlates of student performance in mathematics and dictation tests among schoolchildren in Indonesia. This is the first such study to use a new nationally representative sample of Indonesian primary-school students. Our...

Suryadarma, Daniel, Suryahadi, Asep, Sumarto, Sudarno, Rogers, F. Halsey

2004
Roll call: teacher absence in Bangladesh

This study represents the first systematic examination of the issue of teacher absence in Bangladesh. The objectives of this study are to: (a) document and characterize the extent of teacher absence in primary and secondary schools; (b) understand...

Chaudhury, Nazmul, Hammer, Jeffrey, Kremer, Michael, Mularidharan, Khartik, Rogers, F. Halsey

2004
Teacher absence in India: a snapshot

25% of teachers were absent from school, and only about half were teaching, during unannounced visits to a nationally representative sample of government primary schools in India. Absence rates varied from 15% in Maharashtra to 42% in Jharkhand, with...

Chaudhury, Nazmul, Hammer, Jeffrey, Rogers, F. Halsey, Kremer, Michael, Mularidharan, Khartik

2004
When teachers are absent: where do they go and what is the impact on students?

Recent studies on education service delivery, including the World Development Report 2004 published by the World Bank, have begun to focus on the problem of teacher absenteeism. This report provides an overview of the results of a survey on primary...

Akhmadi, Syaikhu Usman, Suryadarma, Daniel

2004
Schools levy millions in illegal fees

06.01.2004 China

Press

Josephine Ma - South China Morning Post

An inspection of more than 100,000 schools has found that students have been charged 853 million yuan in illegal fees last year, Education Minister Zhou Ji said yesterday. He said 395 headmasters were among the 2,448 people fired or punished for imposing the fees. About 639 million yuan had been returned to parents after the inspections. Illegal charges for everything from school uniforms to field trips are rampant in many areas, prompting the government to launch a far-reaching clean-up campaign.