Improving Learning Outcomes for Out-of-School Children: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of an Accelerated Learning Program in Liberia
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| Title: | Improving Learning Outcomes for Out-of-School Children: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of an Accelerated Learning Program in Liberia |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jeffery McManus (ORCID |
| Source: | Education Economics. 2025 33(1):19-38. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Outcomes of Education, Out of School Youth, Acceleration (Education), Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Underachievement, Declining Enrollment, Program Evaluation, Achievement Gains, Community Attitudes, Reading Skills, Program Effectiveness, Numeracy, Skill Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Partnerships in Education, Community Organizations, Evaluation Methods |
| Geographic Terms: | Liberia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09645292.2024.2410773 |
| ISSN: | 0964-5292 1469-5782 |
| Abstract: | Children in Liberia receive 2.2 learning-adjusted years of schooling, one of the lowest levels of educational attainment in the world. We study one approach to address low enrollment and low rates of learning: a 10-month accelerated learning program run by the Luminos Fund to help out-of-school children catch up to grade level. We conducted a randomized evaluation of the program across 100 communities in Liberia. We find that the program had large effects on reading and numeracy skills for out-of-school children, and that children in the program catch up to the learning levels of children in government schools. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1458339 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Children in Liberia receive 2.2 learning-adjusted years of schooling, one of the lowest levels of educational attainment in the world. We study one approach to address low enrollment and low rates of learning: a 10-month accelerated learning program run by the Luminos Fund to help out-of-school children catch up to grade level. We conducted a randomized evaluation of the program across 100 communities in Liberia. We find that the program had large effects on reading and numeracy skills for out-of-school children, and that children in the program catch up to the learning levels of children in government schools. |
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| ISSN: | 0964-5292 1469-5782 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09645292.2024.2410773 |
