Are Public Libraries Improving Quality of Education? : When the Provision of Public Goods is Not Enough

This paper analyzes the relation between public, education-related infrastructure and the quality of education in schools. The analysis uses a case study of the establishment of two large, high-quality public libraries in low-income areas in Bogotá...

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Main Authors:	Rodriguez Lesmes, Paul, Trujillo, Jose Daniel, Valderrama, Daniel
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SKILLS EVALUATION OF EDUCATION TEACHING FORCE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH COLLEGE MALE STUDENTS ITS TEACHERS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SCHOOL LIBRARY SERVICES NUMBER OF SCHOOLS STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO TUITION MALE STUDENT SCHOOL DAY EDUCATION OUTCOMES PUPIL RATIO HIGHER EDUCATION SUBJECT AREAS HIGH ACHIEVEMENT PAPERS LEARNING MATERIALS EDUCATION QUALITY ADULTS OPEN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL POLICY LITERACY TEXTBOOKS TEACHER-PUPIL RATIO KNOWLEDGE EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE CRITICAL THINKING SCHOOL CALENDARS LEARNING MATERIAL QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO TESTS PRIVATE SCHOOLS GRADUATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SCHOOL PROGRAMS PEDAGOGY LET STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL INPUTS LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM RESEARCH SCHOOL QUALITY JOB TRAINING TEACHING TEST SCORES SCHOOL LEVEL TESTING GRADUATE STUDIES ACCESS TO INFORMATION LIBRARIES PRIMARY SCHOOLS READING SCHOOL SIZE HUMAN CAPITAL SPORTS DROPOUT RATES STUDY COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE STUDIES TEACHER EDUCATION LIBRAR SCIENCE TUITION FEES SOFTWARE VALUES STUDENT SCHOOLS SCHOOL LIBRARY STUDENT PERFORMANCE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATION LEVEL LITERATURE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SCHOOL COUNCILS WORKSHOPS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY OF LIFE TEACHER EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES CALL FEMALE STUDENTS COLLEGE STUDENTS TEACHER RATIO LEVEL OF EDUCATION QUALITY EDUCATION COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION EDUCATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE STATISTICS PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS HUMAN RESOURCES TYPES OF EDUCATION FACILITIES PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS LIVING CONDITIONS PRIMARY LEVEL SCHOOL EDUCATION TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO NUMBER OF STUDENTS FEES PRIMARY EDUCATION TEACHER QUALITY FREE TEXTBOOKS LABOR MARKETS CLASSROOMS SCHOOL EDUCATION DATA SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SECONDARY EDUCATION GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDENT LEARNING ACADEMIC YEAR UNIVERSITIES ACADEMIC RESULTS
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Are Public Libraries Improving Quality of Education? : When the Provision of Public Goods is Not Enough

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