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Educational Inequality in Indonesia: Are Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Effective in Reducing the Gap?
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Priaji Agung Wirandana; Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik – Educational Studies, 2024
The study investigates the effectiveness of intergovernmental fiscal transfers for reducing educational inequality in Indonesia. Using panel data of 34 provinces of Indonesia from 2011 to 2019, this study examines how intergovernmental fiscal transfers, namely, the General Allocation Fund (DAU), Special Allocation Fund (DAK), and School…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Educational Finance, Expenditures
Money Matters to All Students
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George Padilla; Michelle H. Abrego – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2024
The question whether money matters in education strikes at the foundation of America's democracy - an educated electorate. Despite decades of evidence that money does matter, the question still remains unanswered among many and even answered to the contrary of the evidence. It is important to fully understand that money does matter in American…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Public Education, Political Influences, Social Influences
Determinants of Learning Outcome in the Nigerian Primary Schools
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Isaac B. Oluwatayo; Ayodeji O. Ojo; Salamatu I. Isah; Anthonia T. Odeleye – Journal of Education, 2024
Despite huge investments in the educational sector, many countries in Africa have not fared well in the education indices. This study examined the effect of teaching equipment and teachers' effort on learning outcomes in 744 Nigerian primary schools using Stochastic Frontier and Ordinary Least Square regression. The mean technical efficiency was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Resource Allocation, Data