Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
11-2022
Abstract
India institutionalized school-based management in 2009 by requiring all government schools to constitute school management committees, primarily staffed by parents, that would make decisions on school-related issues. This article utilizes school-level panel data from the state of Uttar Pradesh and uses a matched difference-in-difference estimation methodology to examine the effect of this policy on the provision of basic school infrastructure and services in government schools. It finds evidence that the policy resulted in improving the provision of libraries and medical checkups for students.
Keywords
India, Right to Education, School-based management, School infrastructure, School management committee
Discipline
Curriculum and Instruction | Education
Research Areas
Sociology
Publication
Review of Development Economics
Volume
26
Issue
4
First Page
2090
Last Page
2108
ISSN
1363-6669
Identifier
10.1111/rode.12904
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
GUHA, Panchali.
The effects of school-based management on Indian government schools. (2022). Review of Development Economics. 26, (4), 2090-2108.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7603
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12904