Better Teachers, Better Results? Evidence from Rural Pakistan.
Most of the existing literature examining the determinants of school quality in developing countries has failed to take into account the crucial role of teachers. This study assesses how teachers contribute to knowledge acquisition in Punjab, Pakistan. The baseline specification used is a gain model...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 53; no. 10; pp. 1697 - 1714 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2017
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