Is there a quantity-quality tradeoff as enrollments increase? Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India (English)

Developing countries have been quite successful at expanding school enrollment, especially at lower levels. But for any given level of educational efficiency, increased enrollments require inreased resources, in order to maintain quality. If those resources are not forthcoming, the increase in educational quantity may come at the expense of educational quality. When public budgets are constrained, is there a tradeoff between quantity and quality of...

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Duraisamy, P.;

James,Estelle;

Lane,Julia Ingrid;

Tan,Jee-Peng;
Document Date
1997/05/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1768
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Is there a quantity-quality tradeoff as enrollments increase? Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords
high pupil-teacher ratio

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Duraisamy, P.; James,Estelle; Lane,Julia Ingrid; Tan,Jee-Peng.

Is there a quantity-quality tradeoff as enrollments increase? Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1768 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/934581468771253985

Is there a quantity-quality tradeoff as enrollments increase? Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India (English)

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