Do private schools improve public school quality or increase stratification?

Priyadarshani Joshi

International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, vol. 77, issue C

Abstract: Utilizing a 4-year longitudinal dataset (2007−08 to 2010−11) of 212 public secondary schools from two districts in Nepal, I conduct panel regression analyses to determine the association between public school high stakes examination outcomes and measures of private sector competition. I find that there does not seem to be a significant positive or negative association between public school outcomes and the extent of private competition in recent years. However, there is evidence to suggest that the gap between public and private school outcomes is higher in localities with higher private sector growth, providing suggestive evidence of stratification.

Keywords: Competitive effects; Nepal; Public school impacts of private schooling; Stratification; School choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102219

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