Better than most : teacher beliefs about effort and ability in Uganda (English)

Do teachers have accurate beliefs about their effort and ability? This paper explores this through a survey experiment in public-private partnership schools in Uganda, wherein teacher self-beliefs are contrasted with their beliefs about other teachers in the same school. The study finds that, on average, teachers tend to rate ability, effort, and job satisfaction more positively for themselves than for other teachers. This tendency is called high...

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Sabarwal,Shwetlena;

Kacker,Kanishka;

Habyarimana,James Paul;
Document Date
2018/05/14
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8440
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Uganda,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/05/14
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Better than most : teacher beliefs about effort and ability in Uganda
Keywords
Teachers

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Sabarwal,Shwetlena; Kacker,Kanishka; Habyarimana,James Paul.

Better than most : teacher beliefs about effort and ability in Uganda (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8440 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/479301526303113939

Better than most : teacher beliefs about effort and ability in Uganda (English)

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