THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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DOI：
10.1093/wbro/6.2.205
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发表时间：
1991-07
影响因子：
8.1
通讯作者：
Emmanuel Jimenez;M. Lockheed;V. Paqueo
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作者：
Emmanuel Jimenez;M. Lockheed;V. Paqueo
Aside from revenue mobilization, one of the arguments for allowing the private sector to assume a larger role in the provision of education is that it would increase efficiency, as administrators become more responsive to the needs of students and their parents. But what is the evidence? Based on case studies that compare private and public secondary education in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Thailand, private school students generally out perform public school students on standardized math and language tests. This finding remains even after holding constant the fact that, on average, private school students in these countries come from more advantaged backgrounds than their public school counterparts. In addition, preliminary evidence shows that the unit costs of private schools are lower than those of public schools. Although these results cannot, in themselves, be used as arguments for massive privatization, they indicate that governments should reconsider policies that restrain private sector participation in education. Further research is needed to determine whether some teaching and administrative practices in private schools are applicable to public schools.
