Improving school management in low and middle income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Improving school quality in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a global priority. One way to improve quality may be to improve the management skills of school leaders. In this systematic review, we analyze the impact of interventions targeting school leaders' management practices on student learning. We begin by describing the characteristics and responsibilities of school leaders using data from large, multi-country surveys. Second, we review the literature and conduct a meta-analysis of the causal effect of school management interventions on student learning, using 39 estimates from 20 evaluations. We estimate a statistically significant improvement in student learning of 0.033 standard deviations. We show that effect sizes are not related to program scale or intensity. We comple

SUBMITTER: Anand G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714127 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature