Documents & Reports
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Rethinking Teaching Quality : The Role of Engagement in the Teaching and Learning Process (English)
Engaging teaching has emerged as a key approach to fostering children’s socio-emotional and cognitive skills. This policy note draws on findings of a recent comparative study on the LEGO Foundation’s Engage...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197556 Document Date: February 1, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Diego Luna Bazaldua,Emma Carter
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Guidance Note on Designing and Implementing Quality Early Learning Environment Principles in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (English)
Strengthening the learning environment in Early Childhood Education (ECE) is crucial for enhancing children’s learning experiences. A quality learning environment in ECE is characterized by dynamic opportunities...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197493 Document Date: November 30, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: El Nahass, Nevine,Ayah Mohammad Moied Issam Jarrah,Magreth Paul Mziray
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Guidance Note on Designing and Implementing Early Childhood Parenting Programs (English)
Evidence-based parenting programs are interventions aimed at improving behaviors, parental practices, skills, and knowledge to promote healthy child development, through support and education from professionals...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197492 Document Date: November 30, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Manzuma Bozmamadova,Rayanatou Laouali,Pia Sosa Walder
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Guidance Note on Home-Based Childcare For Low-Income Communities (English)
This note provides guidance for policymakers, World Bank country teams, and development practitioners to enhance the quality, affordability, and sustainability of home-based childcare (HBC) services in...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 197451 Document Date: November 30, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Tanzina Quddus Dina,Antony Mwangangi Mbithi,Ekobono, Louis Marie Gael Bidzogo
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Are You Thinking About School Grants? Some Questions to Consider (English)
Guidance on designing and implementing school grants (both uncondition al and conditional) is crucial. This note, while not a comprehensive guide on school grants, contains a small subset of practical...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 189314 Document Date: April 18, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Juan Baron,Jessica D. Lee,Tamagnan,Marie
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Unlocking the Potential of the Bangsamoro People through the Alternative Learning System : Overview (English)
This is a summary of the full report. In 2018, after decades of conflicts, peace negotiations finally concluded with the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), recently...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 143332 Document Date: November 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Igarashi,Takiko,Tenazas,Nicholas M.,Acosta,Pablo Ariel
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Understanding effective teaching practices in Chinese classrooms : evidence from selected counties in Guangdong, China (Chinese)
This brief summarizes the results of a pilot of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). The pilot was conducted by the World Bank in collaboration with the Guangdong Department of Education to...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 126121 Document Date: March 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Policies, attitudes, and perceptions towards inclusive education : evidence from selected counties in Guangdong, China (Chinese)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes the right of people with disabilities to education, while Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commits...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 121755 Document Date: March 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Understanding effective teaching practices in Chinese classrooms : evidence from selected counties in Guangdong, China (English)
This brief summarizes the results of a pilot of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). The pilot was conducted by the World Bank in collaboration with the Guangdong Department of Education to...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 126121 Document Date: March 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Policies, attitudes, and perceptions towards inclusive education : evidence from selected counties in Guangdong, China (English)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes the right of people with disabilities to education, while Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commits...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 121755 Document Date: November 14, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Increasing investment to improve basic education outcomes in the Philippines (English)
Over the last decade, the Government of the Philippines has embarked on an ambitious education reform program to ensure that all Filipinos have the opportunity to obtain the skills that they need to play...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 106948 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Building better learning environments in the Philippines (English)
Evidence from around the world has shown that improving school infrastructure leads to better learning outcomes. For example, a 2011 review of the economics literature over the last 20 years showed that...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 106951 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Assessing systems for hiring and deploying teachers in the Philippines (English)
Over the last decade, research from many different countries has demonstrated the important role played by teachers in improving students' learning and increasing their competencies. Studies from countries...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 106960 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Understanding the drivers of public school performance and efficiency in the Philippines (English)
This note attempts to identify the factors associated with differences in overall school performance and efficiency. It draws on data from the Philippines Public Education Expenditure Tracking and Quantitative...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 106956 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Developing a proficient and motivated teacher workforce in the Philippines (English)
Over the last decade, research from many different countries has demonstrated the important role played by teachers in increasing students’ learning and improving their academic performance. Studies from...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 106950 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Assessing the role played by local government in supporting basic education in the Philippines (English)
Many developing countries have devolved the responsibility for education services to local governments in an effort to improve educational quality and make public spending more efficient. Advocates of...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 106955 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Providing schools with enough resources to deliver quality education in the Philippines (English)
Providing schools with direct funding to meet their operational needs is the cornerstone of the government's efforts to strengthen school-based management in the Philippines. Over the past five years...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 106958 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Assessing school-based management in the Philippines (English)
The purpose of this policy note is to assess the current status of school-based management in elementary and high schools in the Philippines. The findings reported in the note are based on a comprehensive...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 106953 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Improving student learning through informed decisions : the role of education management information systems (English)
Assessing the state of education in a country demands information about the inputs, resources, governance, operations, and outcomes of its education system. An education management information system (EMIS)...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 95555 Document Date: February 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Abdul-Hamid,Husein,Mintz,Sarah Maurice,Saraogi,Namrata
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Investing in young children : key interventions and principles to ensure all young children reach their full potential (English)
Investing in young children is one of the best investments that countries can make. A child’s earliest years present a unique window of opportunity to address inequality, break the cycle of poverty, and...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 93207 Document Date: November 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Denboba,Amina Debissa,Mojgani,Rebecca Sayre,L, Wodon,,Rawlings, Elder, L,Lombardi,Andrew J.