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

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
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25103257/public-libraries-improving-quality-education-provision-public-goods-not-enough
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22852

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