Documents & Reports
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Validating Teaching Observation Tools : A Content-Based Approach for PLAY and Teach Primary (English)
This study compares two tools used to observe and assess how teachers support student learning: the LEGO Foundation’s Engage tool, formerly PLAY, and the World Bank’s Teach Primary tool. The goal was to...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 197557 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Diego Luna Bazaldua,Emma Jane Carter
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The Effects of Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programs on the Socio-emotional Well-being of Children and Caregivers in Refugee and Forced Displacement Settings (English)
Early childhood is a crucial period for skills development and socio-emotional growth. Forcibly displaced children experience significant trauma, necessitating effective interventions. This paper examines...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 196698 Document Date: January 21, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maria Estela Armijo Martinez,Tina Asnake Belaynehe
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Unlocking Potential : Enhancing Education Quality in the Western Balkans Based on Insights from the PIRLS 2021 and PISA 2022 Studies (English)
Western Balkan countries are consistent participants in international learning assessments like the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS)...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 196308 Document Date: January 13, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Tigran Shmis,Paul Marie Michel Cahu,Brajkovic, Lucia,James Gresham
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100 Student Voices on AI and Education (English)
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the landscape of higher education (HE), presenting both opportunities and challenges. This paper discusses the results of focus group...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 194458 Document Date: October 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cristobal Cobo,Alberto Munoz Najar Luque,Bertrand Momo
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Une Évaluation de l'État de Préparation Numérique des Écoles Secondaires en République Démocratique du Congo (French)
Malgré les progrès réalisés dans l'élargissement de l'accès à l'enseignement primaire, en raison de la mise en oeuvre de la politique de gratuité de l'enseignement primaire et de l'enseignement secondaire...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 194681 Document Date: September 30, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Christiane Wendy Voufo,Frederico Carvalho,Leonce Kazumba,Malu, Ra?ssa,Yevgeniya Savchenko
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Labor competency certifications in commercial occupations : a literature review (English)
Firms generally seek to acquire a competent and stable workforce, as well as to maintain and upgrade the aggregate knowledge and skills of their workers at the lowest possible cost. In doing so, they routinely...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 61696 Document Date: March 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Crawford,Michael F.,Mogollon,Maria Paulina
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The growing accountability agenda in tertiary education : progress or mixed blessing? (English)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the accountability agenda in the tertiary education. Author proposes three principles of good accountability. First, accountability should not focus on the way institutions...
Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 47760 Document Date: January 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Salmi,Jamil
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University admission worldwide (English)
The purpose of this paper is to examine one piece of the tertiary admission puzzle: undergraduate university admission policies and procedures worldwide. It sets forth a basic classification system for...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 45147 Document Date: July 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Helms,Robin Matross
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From fragmentation to cooperation : tertiary education, research, and development in South Eastern Europe (English)
The objectives of this paper are to outline the directions for policy reform in tertiary education and research in the countries of the Balkans and to identify ways in which the World Bank can help these...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44748 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Linden, Toby,Arnhold,Nina,Vasiliev,Kirill
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The evolving regulatory context for private education in emerging economies (English)
This discussion paper provides a brief overview of the regulation of the private education sector. It also identifies a number of potential regulatory barriers to growth and set out some suggested steps...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44749 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Fielden,John,Larocque,Norman Isidore Albert
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From fragmentation to cooperation : tertiary education, research, and development in South Eastern Europe : Nga copezimi te bashkepunim : arsimi i larte, puna kerkimi dhe zhvillimi ne Evropen Jug-lindore (Albanian)
The objectives of this paper are to outline the directions for policy reform in tertiary education and research in the countries of the Balkans and to identify ways in which the World Bank can help these...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44748 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Linden, Toby,Arnhold,Nina,Vasiliev,Kirill
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From fragmentation to cooperation : tertiary education, research, and development in South Eastern Europe : From fragmentation to cooperation : tertiary education, research and development in South Eastern Europe (Macedonian)
The objectives of this paper are to outline the directions for policy reform in tertiary education and research in the countries of the Balkans and to identify ways in which the World Bank can help these...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44748 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Linden, Toby,Arnhold,Nina,Vasiliev,Kirill
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From fragmentation to cooperation : tertiary education, research, and development in South Eastern Europe : Od fragmentacije do saradnje : visoko obrazovanje, istrazivanje i razvoj u jugoistocnoj Evropi (Serbo-Croatian)
The objectives of this paper are to outline the directions for policy reform in tertiary education and research in the countries of the Balkans and to identify ways in which the World Bank can help these...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44748 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Linden, Toby,Arnhold,Nina,Vasiliev,Kirill
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The alternative tertiary education sector : more than non-university education (English)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relevant attributes and characteristics of the alterative sector of tertiary education (ASTE), develop a framework for comparative analysis of the sector, and...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44243 Document Date: May 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mikhail,Samih W.
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Education, skills, and labor market outcomes : evidence from Pakistan (English)
Policy interest in education is linked to its potential to raise earnings and reduce poverty. This paper investigates the education-earnings relationship in Pakistan, drawing on the Pakistan integrated...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44241 Document Date: May 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kingdon,Geeta Gandhi,Soderbom,Mans Martin
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The alternative tertiary education sector : more than non-university education (English)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relevant attributes and characteristics of the alterative sector of tertiary education (ASTE), develop a framework for comparative analysis of the sector, and...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44750 Document Date: May 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Mikhail,Samih W.
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Education, skills, and labor market outcomes : evidence from Ghana (English)
In a wide-ranging paper on education, incomes, poverty, and inequality, teal (2001) estimates the returns to education in Ghana, using four waves of data from 1988 to 1999. Unlike much of the international...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44242 Document Date: May 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kingdon,Geeta Gandhi,Soderbom,Mans Martin
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Global trends in university governance (English)
The aim of this paper is to provide those concerned with higher education policy with a concise summary of current developments in the management of tertiary systems. While the paper seeks to provide evidence...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44244 Document Date: March 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Fielden,John
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Funding higher education : the contribution of economic thinking to debate and policy development (English)
A major challenge faced by governments everywhere is the reform of finance of higher education (HE) in response to pressures of rising private demand for HE and heavily constrained public budgets. Recent...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 42672 Document Date: December 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Woodhall,Maureen A.
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Trends in international trade in higher education : implications and options for developing countries (English)
International trade in higher education services has grown rapidly in recent years in a variety of forms. The most common form of this trade is the movement of students to study in foreign universities...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 39886 Document Date: March 1, 2007 Author: Bashir, Sujitha