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Beware the gambit: the effects of teacher allocation on learning achievement in Senegalese primary schools

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  • Koussihouede, Oswald
  • Alidou, Sahawal
  • Sossou, Damase

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This study examines how data-driven, ICT-based teacher allocation can improve the quality and equity of primary education in Senegal, using machine learning to evaluate different teacher transfer mechanisms. While student performance improved across all simulations, it came at the cost of equity, with regional-level teacher transfer schemes being more effective than national-level ones in balancing quality improvement and minimizing inequality.

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  • Koussihouede, Oswald & Alidou, Sahawal & Sossou, Damase, 2024. "Beware the gambit: the effects of teacher allocation on learning achievement in Senegalese primary schools," IOB Working Papers 2024.07, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
    • Handle: RePEc:iob:wpaper:2024.07
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