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The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India

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Title The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/19PPE7
 
Creator Banerji, Rukmini
Berry, James
Shotland, Marc
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description 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.
 
Subject Social Sciences
Adult education, education inputs, field experiments
 
Contributor Rubio, Karl
 
Type Sample survey data
Measurement and tests: Educational