nep-edu New Economics Papers
on Education
Issue of 2006‒12‒04
eleven papers chosen by
Joao Carlos Correia Leitao
Universidade da Beira Interior
  1. Education, Employment and Earnings of Secondary School and University Leavers in Tanzania: Evidence from a Tracer Study By Al-Samarrai, Samer; Reilly, Barry
  2. Abolishing school fees in Malawi: the impact on education access and equity By Al-Samarrai, Samer; Zaman, Hassan
  3. Hire Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Determinants of Attrition among Public School Teachers By Feng, Li
  4. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ACHIEVE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION? AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION BASED ON BRAZILIAN DATA By Fabio D. Waltenberg; Vincent Vandenberghe
  5. Gender Inequality in Education: Impact on Income, Growth and Development By Moheyuddin, Ghulam
  6. E-Governance of Universities: A Proposal of Benchmarking Methodology By Raposo, Mario; Leitao, Joao; Paco, Arminda
  7. OS EFEITOS DA PRÉ-ESCOLA SOBRE OS SALÁRIOS, A ESCOLARIDADE E A PROFICIÊNCIA ESCOLAR By Andréa Zaitune Curi; Naércio Aquino Menezes-Filho
  8. AVALIANDO RESULTADOS DE UM PROGRAMA DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS DE RENDA: O IMPACTO DO BOLSA-ESCOLA SOBRE OS GASTOS DAS FAMÍLIAS BRASILEIRAS By Anne Caroline Costa Resende; Ana Maria Hermeto Camilo de Oliveira
  9. QUALIDADE DO ENSINO EM MATEMÁTICA: DETERMINANTES DO DESEMPENHO DE ALUNOS EM ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS ESTADUAIS MINEIRAS By Ana Flávia Machado; Sueli Moro; Laudiemy Martins; Juan Rios
  10. INTERAÇÃO SOCIAL E EVASÃO ESCOLAR NAS FAVELAS DO RIO DE JANEIRO: UM PROBLEMA DE IDENTIFICAÇÃO By Ivo Chermont P. L. de Vasconcellos; Romero Cavalcanti Barreto da Rocha
  11. TAXA DE DESEMPREGO E A ESCOLARIDADE DOS DESEMPREGADOS DOS ESTADOS BRASILEIROS: ESTIMATIVAS EM PAINÉIS DE DADOS DINÂMICOS By Gilberto J. Fraga; Joilson Dias
  1. By: Al-Samarrai, Samer; Reilly, Barry
    Abstract: The empirical evidence on the earnings of educated groups in Tanzania is limited. This study uses a recently completed tracer survey of secondary school completers to analyse the impact of educational qualifications on labour market earnings. Our findings suggest that the rates of return to the highest educational qualifications for wage employees are not negligible and, at the margin, provide an investment incentive. However, we find little evidence of human capital effects in the earnings determination process for the self-employment sector. Information contained in the tracer survey allowed the introduction of controls for father’s educational background and a set of school fixed effects designed to proxy for school quality and potential labour market network effects. Our analysis reveals that the inclusion of these controls in the earnings determination process is important and tends to reduce the estimated rates of return to educational qualifications. A comparison of our results with the available evidence from other countries in the region suggest that despite an extremely small secondary and university education system the private rates of return to education in the Tanzanian wage employment sector are comparatively low.
    Keywords: education; labour markets; school leavers
    JEL: J31 I2
    Date: 2006
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:129&r=edu
  2. By: Al-Samarrai, Samer; Zaman, Hassan
    Abstract: In 1994, the newly elected Government in Malawi abolished primary school fees. Using household survey data from 1990/91 and 1997/98 this paper assesses the impact this major policy change, combined with increased Government spending on education, has had on access to schooling by the poor. This paper shows that enrolment rates have increased dramatically over the 1990s, at both the primary and secondary levels, and that crucially these gains have been greatest for the poor. In order to sustain and build-on these gains the paper suggests cutting back on the informal ‘contributions’ that are widely prevalent in primary school and improving the allocation of secondary school funding. Furthermore, the focus of policy reform, particularly at primary, should shift towards raising the quality of education. Finally the paper argues that careful advance planning and piloting of the reform in selected areas are useful strategies that other countries considering abolishing primary school fees could take to cope with the associated surge in enrolments.
    Keywords: Malawi; education; fee abolition; incidence analyis
    JEL: I22 I38 H52
    Date: 2000
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:130&r=edu
  3. By: Feng, Li
    Abstract: Increases in the school-age population, maximum class size requirements in various states and the No Child Left Behind Act’s mandate of a “highly qualified teacher” in every classroom collectively will increase the demand for teachers. However, public school teachers are exiting the profession in large numbers. This poses a serious challenge for policymakers. In this paper I analyze the determinants of teacher attrition using matched teacher-student class-level information for all Florida public school teachers. In addition to teacher demographics and school characteristics employed in previous studies, I include a number of variables measuring the characteristics of the specific students assigned to each teacher. The results indicate that classroom characteristics, such as students’ performance on standardized tests and the average number of disciplinary incidents, play a larger role than school average student characteristics in determining teacher attrition. Teacher pay has a positive influence on retention, while the results for class size are mixed. There is also some evidence that more able teachers are more likely to exit the teaching profession. These findings suggest that in addition to salary, classroom assignment is an important factor when considering policies to promote teacher retention and teacher quality.
    Keywords: Teacher Turnover; Classroom Environment; Students' Test Scores
    JEL: J63 J45 I21
    Date: 2005–11–09
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:589&r=edu
  4. By: Fabio D. Waltenberg; Vincent Vandenberghe
    Date: 2006
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:anp:en2006:89&r=edu
  5. By: Moheyuddin, Ghulam
    Abstract: This Paper explains the causes of the Gender Inequality of education and analyze how the gender inequality in education impacts the economic growth & development, investment and population growth etc. The paper finds that the gender inequality in education is as an endogenous variable and show that it can be explained to a considerable extent by religious preference, regional factors, and civil freedom. For some of these variables, the direction of the effect depends on the particular measure of inequality. The fact that these variables systematically explain gender differentials in education and health suggests that low investment in women’s human capital is not simply an efficient economic choice for developing countries.
    Keywords: Gender Inequality in Education; Growth; Investment; Development; Gender Inequality
    JEL: J16
    Date: 2005–11
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:685&r=edu
  6. By: Raposo, Mario; Leitao, Joao; Paco, Arminda
    Abstract: This paper aims to provide a benchmarking proposal related to the area of e-governance of universities. An e-governance tool is proposed in order to disseminate both the mission and the institutional culture of each University into a formal scheme of benchmarking tools. A brief review of the literature related to e-governance models is made in order to justify the importance of e-business practices in universities. Some studies developed in the field of benchmarking in the universities were also selected, using different methodologies. Through the analysis of the most relevant studies, a set of indicators was built in order to evaluate the benchmark related to e-governance. In what concerns the electronic governance of universities the benchmark comes from the development of a manual of benchmarking that comprises new evaluation and control areas of the performance of universities, in terms of their contribution for the development of the regions where they are located. The creation of a manual of benchmarking applied to universities, is proposed. In order to validate, or even to improve the manual, it’s necessary to test it not only in universities, but also in other related stakeholders that take part of the institutional networks of universities. Once implemented, the proposed benchmark provides a better way to evaluate the current practices and to identify the best practices. It could also improve the performance of universities in what concerns the e-governance systems.
    Keywords: Benchmarking; E-Governance; University.
    JEL: M1
    Date: 2006–10–16
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:484&r=edu
  7. By: Andréa Zaitune Curi; Naércio Aquino Menezes-Filho
    Date: 2006
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:anp:en2006:92&r=edu
  8. By: Anne Caroline Costa Resende; Ana Maria Hermeto Camilo de Oliveira
    Date: 2006
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:anp:en2006:155&r=edu
  9. By: Ana Flávia Machado; Sueli Moro; Laudiemy Martins; Juan Rios
    Date: 2006
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:anp:en2006:91&r=edu
  10. By: Ivo Chermont P. L. de Vasconcellos; Romero Cavalcanti Barreto da Rocha
    Date: 2006
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:anp:en2006:90&r=edu
  11. By: Gilberto J. Fraga; Joilson Dias
    Date: 2006
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:anp:en2006:22&r=edu
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