Better Schools for Better O-Level Results in Sri Lanka
| dc.contributor.author | Abayasekara, Ashani | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arunatilake, Nisha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-11T06:03:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-07-11T06:03:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Good performance at the O-Levels is a pre-requisite for further education in Sri Lanka. Using School Census data for the year 2016, in this study we examine the impact of school-level resources on student performance at the O-Levels. We find largely consistent results employing three different methods of estimation, including a hierarchical linear modelling technique. Of the school characteristics considered, school status, school type, school size, school-generated funds from external sources, and the share of scholarship-holding students have significant impacts on O-Level performance. The share of experienced in-field teachers and qualified principals also matter, as well as the commitment of teachers, measured by teacher absence. From a policy perspective, our findings highlight the need for measures to improve school and teacher resource quality – particularly in smaller and 1C and Type 2 schools – and for incentives to minimize teacher absenteeism. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | International Development Research Centre (IDRC) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.shortcitation | IPS, 2017 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://econspace.ips.lk/handle/789/4435 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka | en_US |
| dc.subject | School-level resources; O-Levels, hierarchical linear modelling; Sri Lanka | en_US |
| dc.title | Better Schools for Better O-Level Results in Sri Lanka | en_US |