Findings from the Bhutan Learning Quality Survey

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2014-04-21T22:55:42Z
dc.date2014-04-21T22:55:42Z
dc.date2009-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:16:14Z
dc.descriptionThe education sector in Bhutan has been growing steadily since the 1960s and concomitantly the literacy rates of the population have also been steadily going up over time. The mostly mountainous country regards education as central to its national development. Every cohort has seen an increasing share of children going to school and the education system now strains to keep up with the speed with which enrolment has expanded over the last ten years, in-line with Bhutan's commitment to meet the education Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This report is structured as follows: section two presents the background and context of Bhutan's education system; section three discusses previous theoretical and empirical literature on education quality; section four describes the sampling design methodology, the sample and empirical methodology used in this study; section five presents findings on students' actual knowledge in three subjects and their corresponding scaled scores; section six presents the results of multivariate regression analysis for estimating school, teacher and child related correlates of learning outcomes; section seven profiles teachers in grades two and four and the education process; and section eight concludes with brief summary, discussion of policy implications, and recommendation for future research.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10193045/findings-bhutan-learning-quality-survey
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17940
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/17940
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416592
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationSouth Asia human development sector series;no. 21
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subjectADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectAGE OF ENTRY
dc.subjectASSESSMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectAVERAGE PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectBASIC COMPETENCIES
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC SKILLS
dc.subjectBETTER LEARNING
dc.subjectCHILDREN IN SCHOOLS
dc.subjectCLASS ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCLASS SIZES
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCLASSROOMS
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY SCHOOL
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDISABLED CHILDREN
dc.subjectDISTRICT EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY GRADES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION OFFICERS
dc.subjectEDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROVIDERS
dc.subjectEDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATION REFORMS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE LEARNING
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectELEMENTS
dc.subjectEND OF GRADE
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY
dc.subjectFEMALE LITERACY RATE
dc.subjectFEMALE TEACHERS
dc.subjectFREE BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENERAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGLOBAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGRADE REPETITION
dc.subjectGRADUATE DEGREES
dc.subjectGRADUATE TEACHERS
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLMENT
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLMENT RATE
dc.subjectHEAD TEACHERS
dc.subjectHIGH RATES OF TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectHIGHER GRADE
dc.subjectHIGHER GRADES
dc.subjectHIGHER TEST SCORES
dc.subjectHOME LANGUAGE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subjectLANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS
dc.subjectLEARNING LEVELS
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEARNING TIME
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY RATE
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLITERATE PARENTS
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLOWER SECONDARY
dc.subjectLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectMALE LITERACY RATE
dc.subjectMATH SCORES
dc.subjectMATH TEST
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMODERN EDUCATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL CURRICULUM
dc.subjectNATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LANGUAGE
dc.subjectNER
dc.subjectNET ENROLMENT
dc.subjectNET ENROLMENT RATE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF STUDENTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF TEACHERS
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOBSERVABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOLS
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectPEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPRIMARY CLASSES
dc.subjectPRIMARY CYCLE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY GRADES
dc.subjectPRIMARY GROSS ENROLMENT RATE
dc.subjectPRIMARY LEVEL
dc.subjectPRIMARY LEVELS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL CYCLE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROFICIENCY
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUPIL TEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectPUPIL-TEACHER RATIO
dc.subjectQUALIFIED TEACHERS
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TEACHING
dc.subjectQUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY TEACHERS
dc.subjectRATES OF ABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREADING COMPREHENSION
dc.subjectREPETITION RATE
dc.subjectREPETITION RATES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
dc.subjectSCHOOL BUDGETS
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOL EFFECTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectSCHOOL LOCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectSCHOOL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL SURVEY
dc.subjectSCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL TYPES
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSMALL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENT BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectSTUDENT CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSTUDENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSTUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSUBJECTS
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER ABSENTEEISM
dc.subjectTEACHER CERTIFICATION
dc.subjectTEACHER CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectTEACHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectTEACHER EXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectTEACHER INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTEACHER MOTIVATION
dc.subjectTEACHER PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEACHER QUALITY
dc.subjectTEACHER SALARIES
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING FORCE
dc.subjectTEACHING METHODS
dc.subjectTEACHING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectTEACHING-LEARNING
dc.subjectTEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PARTICIPATION
dc.titleFindings from the Bhutan Learning Quality Survey

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