Emerging Evidence on Vouchers and Faith-based Providers in Education: Case Studies from Africa, Latin America, and Asia

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Prefacexi -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Public-Private Partnerships in Education: An Overview / Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Harry Anthony Patrinos -- Introduction -- Definition, Typology, and Potential Advantages of Public-Private Partnerships -- Contributions in This book -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I. Vouchers -- the Effectiveness of Franchises and Independent Private Schools in Chile's National Voucher Program / Gregory Elacqua, Dante Contreras, Felipe Salazar -- Introducation -- Background on Chile -- Empirical Strategy -- Data -- Empirical Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Returns to Schooling and Vouchers in Chile / Harry Anthony Patrinos, Chris Sakellariou -- Introducaiton -- The 1981 Vouchers Scheme -- Who is Affected by Education Reform? -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 4. When Schools Are the Ones That Choose: Policy Analysis of Screening in Chile / Dante Contreras, Sebastian Bustos, Paulina Sepulveda -- Introducaion -- The Education System in Chile: How Well Is It Working? -- Data, Methodology, and Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Education Vouchers in Colombia / Eric Bettinger, Michael Kremer, Juan E. Saavedra -- Inroduction -- Evidence from a Ransomized Natural Experiment -- Evidence from Administrative Records -- Schools(s) Survey -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part II. Faith-Based Providers -- Chapter 6. The Performance of Decentralized School Systems: Evidence from Fe Y Alegria in Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela / Hunt Allcott, Daniel E. Ortega -- Introduction -- Related Literature -- Data -- Econometric Framework -- Results -- Reasons for Fe y Alegria's Improved Performance -- Conclusion -- Annex: Regression Results -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. Literacy and Numeracy in Faith-Based and Government Schools in Sierra Leone / Quentin Wodon, Ybonne Ying -- Introduction -- Basic Statistics -- Econometric Analysis -- Conclusion -- Annex: Regression Results -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8. Comparing the Performance of Faith-Based and Government Schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Prospere Backiny-Yetna, Quentin Wodon -- Introduction -- Background on the Education Sector -- Basic Statistics -- Econometric Analysis -- Conclusion -- Annex: ressio Results -- References -- Chapter 9. Assessing the Performance of Madrasas in Rural Bangladesh / Mohammad Niaz Asadullah, Nazmul chaudhury, Amit Dar -- Introduction -- Data and Summary Statistics -- Data and Summary Statistics -- Regression Results -- Conclusion -- Annex: Regression Results -- Notes -- References -- Part III. Private Cost of Education -- Chapter 10. Does Money Matter? The Effect of Private Education Expenditures on Academic Performance in the Republic of Korea / Changhui Kang -- Introduction -- Private Tutoring in Korea -- Data -- Empirical Framework -- Estimation Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. Comparing the Private Cost of Education at Public, Private, and Faith-Based Schools in Cameroon / Prospere Backiny-Yetna, Quentin Wodon -- Introduction -- Basic Statistics -- Econometric Analysis -- Conclusion -- Annex: Regression Results -- Note -- References -- IndexPublisher Marketing: While public-private partnerships in education in the United States have received a lot of attention, research on such partnerships elsewhere has been limited even though such partnerships have been steadily gaining prominence, particularly in developing countries. Aiming to fill this gap, this book presents fresh, technically sound empirical evidence on the effectiveness and cost of various public-private education partnerships from around the world, including voucher programs and faith-based schools. The evidence on the impact in terms of school performance, targeting, and cost of public-private partnerships is mixed. Some evidence suggests that voucher schools outperform public schools, but the difference between both types of schools is not as large as one might think, and is often smaller than simple statistics suggest. Evidence on faith-based schools tends to show slightly better performance than public schools, but this is not the case in all countries. While in some countries faith-based schools reach the poor better than public schools, in other countries the reverse is observed. As for the private costs of education, evidence shows that costs depend on the systems in place in each country, but that when school choice is limited, parents can still influence the performance of their children through private expenditure for tutoring. More rigorous studies on such partnerships, particularly in developing countries, are necessary." Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 216 (EAN 9780821379769, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Patrinos, Harry Anthony Harry Anthony Patrinos is Lead Education Economist at the World Bank. He specializes in all areas of education, including labor market outcomes, quality of education, school-based management, demand-side financing and public-private partnerships. He has published more than 40 journal articles and co-authored or co-edited several books, including: Making Schools Work (2011), The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education (2009), Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America (with Gillette H. Hall, 2006), Policy Analysis of Child Labor: A Comparative Study (1999), Decentralization of Education: Demand Side Financing (1997) and Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America: An Empirical Analysis (1994). Dr Patrinos previously worked as an economist at the Economic Council of Canada. He holds a PhD from the University of Sussex.