Do extra hours of tutoring payoff? Evaluation of a community education programme in Bangladesh

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Do extra hours of tutoring payoff? Evaluation of a community education programme in Bangladesh
Abstract
Primary school dropout rate in Bangladesh is very high. Both the government and the NGOs have taken many initiatives to raise the quality of education and reduce the dropout rate. In this study we explore the impacts of supplementary tutoring provided to primary school students in different districts of Bangladesh. The goal of this programme is to reduce dropouts and to improve the class performance of the primary school students. We find that after-hour tutoring, offered to Grade 2 students, helped them to continue up to Grade 5. However, it did not exhibit any significant impact on test scores.
Publication
Journal of Development Effectiveness
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
196-215
Date
2016
Accessed
2020-11-17
Citation
Ruthbah, U., Rabbani, A., Hossain, S., & Sarwar, G. (2016). Do extra hours of tutoring payoff? Evaluation of a community education programme in Bangladesh. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 8(2), 196–215. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2015.1111922