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

by Barrera-Osorio, Felipe; Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Wodon, Quentin

• ISBN13: 9780821379769
• ISBN10: 0821379763
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-16
• Publisher: World Bank Publications

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xv
About the Editors	p. xvii
Abbreviations	p. xix
Public-Private Partnerships in Education: An Overview
Introduction	p. 1
Definition, Typology, and Potential Advantages of Public-Private Partnerships	p. 3
Contributions in This book	p. 7
Conclusion	p. 12
References	p. 13
Vouchers	p. 17
the Effectiveness of Franchises and Independent Private Schools in Chile's National Voucher Program	p. 19
Introducation	p. 19
Background on Chile	p. 23
Empirical Strategy	p. 25
Data	p. 26
Empirical Results	p. 28
Conclusion	p. 32
Notes	p. 34
References	p. 35
Chapter 3	p. 39
Introducaiton	p. 39
The 1981 Vouchers Scheme	p. 42
Who is Affected by Education Reform?	p. 43
Conclusion	p. 51
Note	p. 52
References	p. 52
When Schools Are the Ones That Choose: Policy Analysis of Screening in Chile	p. 55
Introducaion	p. 55
The Education System in Chile: How Well Is It Working?	p. 58
Data, Methodology, and Results	p. 60
Conclusion	p. 65
Notes	p. 67
References	p. 68
Education Vouchers in Colombia	p. 71
Inroduction	p. 71
Evidence from a Ransomized Natural Experiment	p. 73
Evidence from Administrative Records	p. 74
Schools(s) Survey	p. 75
Conclusion	p. 76
Notes	p. 77
References	p. 77
Faith-Based Providers	p. 79
The Performance of Decentralized School Systems: Evidence from Fe Y Alegria in Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
Related Literature	p. 82
Data	p. 84
Econometric Framework	p. 87
Results	p. 90
Reasons for Fe y Alegria's Improved Performance	p. 91
Conclusion	p. 93
Annex: Regression Results	p. 94
Notes	p. 95
References	p. 95
Literacy and Numeracy in Faith-Based and Government Schools in Sierra Leone	p. 99
Introduction	p. 99
Basic Statistics	p. 102
Econometric Analysis	p. 106
Conclusion	p. 109
Annex: Regression Results	p. 111
Notes	p. 115
References	p. 115
Comparing the Performance of Faith-Based and Government Schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo	p. 119
Introduction	p. 119
Background on the Education Sector	p. 121
Basic Statistics	p. 123
Econometric Analysis	p. 126
Conclusion	p. 128
Annex:ressio Results	p. 130
References	p. 134
Assessing the Performance of Madrasas in Rural Bangladesh	p. 137
Introduction	p. 137
Data and Summary Statistics	p. 137
Data and Summary Statistics	p. 141
Regression Results	p. 143
Conclusion	p. 144
Annex: Regression Results	p. 146
Notes	p. 147
References	p. 147
Private Cost of Education	p. 149
Does Money Matter? The Effect of Private Education Expenditures on Academic Performance in the Republic of Korea	p. 151
Introduction	p. 151
Private Tutoring in Korea	p. 153
Data	p. 154
Empirical Framework	p. 157
Estimation Results	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 161
Notes	p. 162
References	p. 162
Comparing the Private Cost of Education at Public, Private, and Faith-Based Schools in Cameroon	p. 165
Introduction	p. 165
Basic Statistics	p. 168
Econometric Analysis	p. 172
Conclusion	p. 174
Annex: Regression Results	p. 175
Note	p. 176
References	p. 176
Index	p. 179
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