The effectiveness of inputs in primary education: Insights from recent student surveys for sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1545-1578

  Fehrler, Sebastian ^a   Michaelowa, Katharina ^a,b   Wechtler, Annika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Hamburg Institute of International Economics   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TRAINING;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 74849093237     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802663625     Document Type: Article

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