Teacher Quality and Student Reading Achievement in Community Based Education: Lessons from Afghanistan
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This quantitative study examines the role of teacher quality in student achievement. Using data collected by an international organization in Afghanistan on its own community schools, I used regression analysis to examine which teacher, student, and community characteristics were significantly associated with student reading scores. I found that teacher quality was indeed a significant predictor of student achievement, particularly as defined by teacher reading score. In addition, I examined the differences in the determinants of reading achievement between male and female students. My results contribute to the available literature on teacher quality, particularly in the context of community based schools and Afghanistan. A unique contribution of this monograph is the exploration of gender-specific determinants of student achievement.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | August 2009 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Howell, Holly |
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Subjects
| Subject | schools |
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| Subject | Afghanistan |
| Subject | teacher quality |
| Subject | student achievement |
| Subject | gender |
| Subject | Stanford Graduate School of Education International Comparative Education |
| Genre | Thesis |
Bibliographic information
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/py462bm8311 |
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Graduate School of Education International Comparative Education Master's Monographs
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