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Trial Title
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Does Parental Involvement Improve Student Learning? The Role of Asymmetric Information
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Does Parental Involvement Improve Student Learning? The Role of Monitoring
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Trial Status
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on_going
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completed
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Abstract
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The proposed randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of a comprehensive information intervention on parents’ beliefs, parental involvement, and their child’s test scores. The information provided includes parents’ role in their child's education, the date of upcoming tests, their children’s English and math test scores, and recommendations. Parents were also given the opportunity to reach out to us with any questions or concerns they had.
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Primary education enrollment rates in developing countries have increased significantly over the past few decades, but secondary school completion rates still lag far behind. This study presents the findings of a randomized controlled trial I conducted in Benin investigating the effects of providing parents with information about their role in their child’s education through weekly phone calls. Including 2,094 8th-grade
students in 20 secondary schools, the intervention led to a substantial 6 percent increase in grade completion. This stems from a statistically significant 0.11 standard deviation increase in year-end GPA, driven by STEM subjects. The intervention benefits academically weaker students, elevating their likelihood of progression by 33 percent. Educational improvements are due to heightened parental awareness regarding their child’s academic performance, augmented parental involvement at school and home, and reductions in household child chores. These results offer a promising and extremely cost-effective strategy to improve educational outcomes.
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JEL Code(s)
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Parental involvement, Information, field experiment, Benin
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I20, I25, D80, 015
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Last Published
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May 18, 2023 09:19 AM
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October 20, 2023 01:42 PM
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Additional Keyword(s)
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Parental involvement, Information
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Education, field experiment, parent, secondary school, Africa.
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