Improving student performance in public primary schools in developing countries: Evidence from Indonesia

Education Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 401-429

  Suryadarma, Daniel ^a   Suryahadi, Asep ^a   Sumarto, Sudarno ^a   Rogers, F Halsey ^b  

^a SMERU Research Institute   (Indonesia)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Achievement; Indonesia; Primary school; Public school

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; MATHEMATICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33749036564     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: 14695782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290600854110     Document Type: Article

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