Getting teachers back to the classroom. A systematic review on what works to improve teacher attendance in developing countries

Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon Jara Almonte (), Mayli Zapata and Santiago Cueto

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013, vol. 5, issue 4, 466-488

Abstract: This article reports on a systematic review of research on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing teacher attendance in developing countries. After a comprehensive search process, nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Pooled effects sizes of included studies were estimated (with the exception of three studies that had unavailable information to calculate their effect sizes). Results show that direct interventions coupling monitoring systems with incentives and indirect interventions involving the community and parents in students' education had statistically significant effects on teacher attendance, suggesting that close monitoring and attractive incentives are mechanisms of high potential to reduce teacher absenteeism.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2013.864695

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