Do crowded classrooms crowd out learning?

Akhter U. Ahmed and Mary Paula Arends-Kuenning ()

No 149, FCND briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: The concern that learning performance may be adversely affected by increased class size appears to be unfounded. But unchecked, the negative peer effect could hinder student achievement.

Keywords: Education Bangladesh; School children Food; Nutrition programs; Food aid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2003
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