The effect of internet services on child education outcomes: evidence from poa! Internet in Kenya.

In 2016-2018 poa! Internet, a private internet service provider, distributed free internet services across schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Using inverse probability weighting (IPW) method, the study finds that the intervention significantly increases students' internet use and training, receipt of inform...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Effectiveness Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 4 - 19
Autor principal: Okyere, Charles Yaw
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2022
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        affil: Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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        Kenya
        Nairobi (Kenya)
        Child services
        Internet access
        Internet
        Educational outcomes
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          Internet access
          Internet
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          Nairobi (Kenya)
          Child and Youth Services
          Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
          Wired Telecommunications Carriers
          Other telecommunications
          All Other Telecommunications
          Educational outcomes
          Internet service providers
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        education
        gender
        Internet services
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        gender
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        quasi-experimental design
      ab: In 2016-2018 poa! Internet, a private internet service provider, distributed free internet services across schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Using inverse probability weighting (IPW) method, the study finds that the intervention significantly increases students' internet use and training, receipt of information on educational content, and participation in information and communication technologies (ICTs) education programmes. However, the study does not find evidence that internet services increase school attendance. The results suggest that facilitating access to internet services in schools can significantly increase child computer and internet skills and training in developing countries, even if those investments have limited gains on school attendance.
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