The impact of vouchers on preschool attendance and elementary school readiness: A randomized controlled trial in rural China
文献类型：SCI/SSCI论文
| 作者 | Wong H. L. ; Luo R. F. ; Zhang L. X. ; Rozelle S. |
| 发表日期 | 2013 |
| 关键词 | Preschool attendance School readiness Voucher and conditional cash transfer Randomized controlled trials Educational performance Rural China early-childhood education head-start program performance benefits achievement experience |
| 英文摘要 | Although preschool has been shown to improve children's school readiness in many developing countries, preschool attendance in poor rural areas of China is still low. The high cost of preschool is often regarded as a major barrier to attendance. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of a one-year voucher/CCT intervention on preschool attendance and school readiness. To do so, we conducted a randomized controlled trial among 150 young children in a poor, rural county in China. Our analysis shows that the intervention, consisting of a tuition waiver and a cash transfer conditional on attendance, raised attendance by 20 percentage points (or by 35%). However, the intervention did not have measurable impact on children's school readiness. We believe that poor quality of preschool education in rural China (in terms of both teaching and facilities) contributes to our findings. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| 出处 | Economics of Education Review |
| 卷 | 35 |
| 页 | 53-65 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| ISSN号 | 0272-7757 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/30164]  |
| 专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wong H. L.,Luo R. F.,Zhang L. X.,et al. The impact of vouchers on preschool attendance and elementary school readiness: A randomized controlled trial in rural China. 2013. |
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来源：地理科学与资源研究所
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