Public Participation, Teacher Accountability, and School Outcomes : Findings from Baseline Surveys in Three Indian States

This paper presents findings from baseline surveys on student learning achievement, teacher effort and community participation in three Indian states, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Results indicate low teacher attendance and poor student learning. Parents and school committees are neither aware of their oversight roles nor participating in school management. However, there is substantial heterogeneity in outcomes across states. Karnataka has better student and teacher outcomes as well as higher levels of community awareness and participation than the other two states. The authors find substantial variation in teacher effort within schools, but most observable teacher characteristics are not associated with teacher effort. One reason for low teacher effort may be lack of accountability. Regression analysis suggests low rates of teacher attendance are only part of the problem of low student achievement. The gains in test scores associated with higher rates of attendance and engagement in teaching are small in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, suggesting teachers themselves may not be effective. Ineffective teaching may result from lack of accountability as well as poor professional development of teachers. Further research is needed to examine not only issues of accountability but also professional development of teachers.

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Main Authors:	Pandey, Priyanka, Goyal, Sangeeta, Sundararaman, Venkatesh
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-11
Subjects:	ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ANNUAL GRANTS, AVERAGE CLASS SIZE, BASIC COMPETENCIES, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC SERVICES, BLACKBOARDS, CALL, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SERVICE TEACHERS, CLASS SIZE, CLASS SIZES, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOMS, COLLEGE DEGREE, COLLEGE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CURRICULUM, DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION OF PARENTS, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION QUALITY, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, EMPLOYMENT, END OF GRADE, ENROLLMENT, EXAM, FEMALE TEACHERS, GIRLS, GRADE % TEACHERS, HEAD TEACHER, HEADMASTERS, HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOLS, HIGHER LEARNING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, IN SERVICE TRAINING, INTERVENTIONS, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS, LEARNING LEVELS, LEARNING MATERIAL, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LITERACY, LITERACY RATE, LOW LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, MATH SCORES, MATH TEACHER, MATH TEST, MATHEMATICS, MULTI GRADE TEACHING, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PAPERS, PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS, PRESERVICE TRAINING, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, QUALITY EDUCATION, RATES OF ABSENTEEISM, READING, REGULAR TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS, SANITATION, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL % CONTRACT, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL BUILDING, SCHOOL COMMITTEES, SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL FACILITIES, SCHOOL HEADMASTER, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL INSPECTIONS, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL TEACHERS, SCHOOL VISITS, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SERVICE TRAINING, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, SUBJECT MATTER, SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE, TEACHER, TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS, TEACHER PUPIL RATIO, TEACHER QUALITY, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER-PUPIL RATIO, TEACHERS, TEACHERS SALARY, TEACHING, TEACHING ACTIVITY, TEACHING EXPERIENCE, TEACHING PROCESSES, TEST SCORES, TEXTBOOKS, URBAN SCHOOL, VILLAGE EDUCATION, VILLAGE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, VILLAGE EDUCATION COMMITTEES, WORKERS, WRITING SKILLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10017179/public-participation-teacher-accountability-school-outcomes-findings-baseline-surveys-three-indian-states https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6346
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