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Last Published December 12, 2023 06:01 PM December 04, 2024 01:39 PM
Study Withdrawn No
Data Collection Complete Yes
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) Individual-level randomization
Was attrition correlated with treatment status? No
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations 1,886 students
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms 950 control and 936 treatment
Public Data URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14278006
Is there a restricted access data set available on request? No
Program Files Yes
Program Files URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14278006
Is data available for public use? Yes
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Papers

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Paper Abstract Home-visitation programs have improved child development in low- and middle-income countries, but they are costly to scale due to their reliance on trained workers. We evaluated an inexpensive and low-tech alternative with 2,433 caregivers of children aged 6 to 30 months served by 250 public childcare centers in Uttarakhand, India: automated phone calls offering parenting advice. The intervention was implemented largely as intended, with more than two-thirds of caregivers completing at least 10 calls. Yet, counter to expectations, it had negative but statistically insignificant effects on caregivers’ knowledge and interactions with their children, reduced their self-efficacy (by 0.11 standard deviations), and increased their anxiety (by 0.10 standard deviations). Consistent with this pattern, it had precisely estimated null effects on children’s development and language. An analysis of program materials suggests four reasons why the program may not have had the desired effects.
Paper Citation Arteaga, Irma, Andreas de Barros, and Alejandro J. Ganimian. (2024). The Challenges of Scaling up Effective Child-Rearing Practices Using Technology in Developing Settings: Experimental Evidence From India. (EdWorkingPaper: 24 -964). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/9fb8-g360
Paper URL https://doi.org/10.26300/9fb8-g360
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