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Teacher human capital, teacher effort and student achievements in Kenya

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  • Fredrick M. Wamalwa
  • Justine Burns

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Although research generally shows that teachers matter for student achievements, it is not clear what attributes make a teacher more successful in enhancing students’ performance. Much of the empirical work has focused on observable teacher characteristics. In this paper, we go further than that. We examine how teacher subject knowledge, pedagogical skill, effective instruction time […]

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  • Fredrick M. Wamalwa & Justine Burns, 2018. "Teacher human capital, teacher effort and student achievements in Kenya," Working Papers 723, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:723
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    1. Mojmir Hampl & Tomas Havranek, 2020. "Central Bank Equity as an Instrument of Monetary Policy," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 62(1), pages 49-68, March.

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    Keywords

    Africa; Development; Education; Sub-Saharan Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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