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The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India |
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doi:10.7910/DVN/19PPE7 |
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Harvard Dataverse |
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Date of Distribution: |
2017-02-27 |
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Bibliographic Citation: |
Banerji, Rukmini; Berry, James; Shotland, Marc, 2017, "The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/19PPE7, Harvard Dataverse, V1 |
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Title: |
The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India |
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Identification Number: |
doi:10.7910/DVN/19PPE7 |
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Authoring Entity: |
Banerji, Rukmini (Pratham and ASER Centre) |
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Berry, James (University of Delaware) |
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Shotland, Marc (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab) |
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Distributor: |
Harvard Dataverse |
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Access Authority: |
Banerji, Rukmini |
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Access Authority: |
Berry, James |
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Shotland, Marc |
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Depositor: |
Rubio, Karl |
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Date of Deposit: |
2017-02-27 |
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Holdings Information: |
https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/19PPE7 |
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Study Scope |
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Keywords: |
Social Sciences, Adult education, education inputs, field experiments |
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Topic Classification: |
Higher and further education, Compulsory and pre-school education |
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Abstract: |
Using a randomized field experiment in India, we evaluate the effectiveness of adult literacy and parental involvement interventions in improving children's learning. Households were assigned to receive either adult literacy (language and math) classes for mothers, training for mothers on how to enhance their children's learning at home, or a combination of the two programs. All three interventions had significant but modest impacts on childrens math scores. The interventions also increased mothers' test scores in both language and math, as well as a range of other outcomes reflecting greater involvement of mothers in their children's education. |
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Time Period: |
2011-2012 |
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Country: |
India, India |
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Geographic Coverage: |
Villages in Purnia, Bihar, Bihar, Purnia, Rajasthan, Ajmer, Villages in Ajmer, Rajasthan |
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Unit of Analysis: |
Individual: Parent |
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Unit of Analysis: |
Individual: Student |
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Bihar and Rajasthan were selected by the implementation partner, Pratham based on the low literacy levels of the two states. The intervention districts within each state were selected because of existing Pratham programs and infrastructure in those areas. Within the intervention districts, the study blocks were selected because they did not have any pre-existing Pratham programs.Within each district, 240 hamlets (subdivisions of a village). Hamlets were selected based on a target number of households and geographic distance from other target locations to limit spillovers.Within each hamlet in the sample, a census was conducted to identify mothers of children aged 5 to 8. Twenty-two mothers of children aged 5 to 8 were then randomly selected to be targeted. |
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Kind of Data: |
Sample survey data |
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Kind of Data: |
Measurement and tests: Educational |
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Methodology and Processing |
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Time Method: |
Panel |
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Sampling Procedure: |
The states were selected because of the low literacy rates The districts within each state were selected due to the availability of exisiting Pratham programming and infrastructure Hamlets were selected based on a target number of households (the approximate size that could support one maternal literacy class) and geographic distance from other target locations to limit spillovers. |
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Mode of Data Collection: |
Interview: Face-to-face: CAPI/CAMI |
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Sources Statement |
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Weighting: |
No |
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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a> |
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Banerji, Rukmini, James Berry and Marc Shotland. 2013. "The Impact of Mother Literacy and Participation Programs on Child Learning: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India." AEA RCT Registry. December 22. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.65-1.0. |
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"Banerji, Rukmini, Berry, James, and Shotland, Marc. Replication data for: The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113658V1 |
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Banerji, Rukmini, James Berry, and Marc Shotland. 2017. "The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9(4): 303-37. |
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Identification Number: |
10.1257/app.20150390 |
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Bibliographic Citation: |
Banerji, Rukmini, James Berry, and Marc Shotland. 2017. "The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9(4): 303-37. |
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