Education

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Education

Shaping China's future generation.

Overview

Education is an essential component of human capital formation and has implications for economic growth, China’s transition to a modern economy, and China’s capacity to compete in 21st century industries. Our Center is among a small number of groups with comprehensive data on multiple key dimensions of China’s education system. This unique position enables us to continue path breaking research on education in China that is relevant to policy makers and educators around the world.

Featured Projects

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Educational Technology

Educational Technology (EdTech) holds abundant promise to narrow China’s -- and the worlds -- educational divide, by possibly bringing many of these resources within reach of rural students. But virtually no research so far has determined what types of platforms are most effective. Our researchers have pioneered evidence based research to determine the effectiveness of EdTech and help policymakers understand the value of extending useful programs to the neediest areas.

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Improving Rural Schooling

We see what happens in the classroom as an integral part of the learning experience. We are intervening to help bring tailored effective solutions to both teachers and students in rural classrooms. Some of our initiatives include extracurricular reading programs, teaching training research, and incentives for teachers programs.

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Early Childhood Development

China's future is in its children, and REAP is working directly with babies and their parents to help them start off on the right foot.

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Publications

Journal Articles

College is a Rich, Han, Urban, Male Club: Research Notes from a Census Survey of Four Tier One Colleges in China

China Quarterly, 2013

Journal Articles

Can One Laptop per Child Reduce the Digital Divide and Educational Gap? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Migrant Schools in Beijing

World Development, 2013

Journal Articles

The Impact of Vouchers on Preschool Attendance and Elementary School Readiness: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural China

Economics of Education Review, 2013

Books

University Expansion in a Changing Global Economy: Triumph of the BRICs?

Stanford University Press, 2013

Journal Articles

The impact of teacher training on teacher and student outcomes: evidence from a randomized experiment in Beijing migrant schools

Journal of Development Effectiveness , 2013

Journal Articles

Computer Assisted Learning as Extracurricular Tutor? Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Rural Boarding Schools in Shaanxi

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013

Journal Articles

School Dropouts and Conditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural China’s Junior High Schools

Journal of Development Studies, 2012

Journal Articles

All Research Initiatives

Education

Overview

Featured Projects

Educational Technology

Improving Rural Schooling

Early Childhood Development

College is a Rich, Han, Urban, Male Club: Research Notes from a Census Survey of Four Tier One Colleges in China

Can One Laptop per Child Reduce the Digital Divide and Educational Gap? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Migrant Schools in Beijing

Do You Get What You Pay For with School-Based Health Programs? Evidence from a Child Nutrition Experiment in Rural China

Do Poor Students Benefit from China's Merger Program? Transfer Path and Educational Performance

University Expansion in the BRIC Countries and the Global Information Economy

The Impact of Vouchers on Preschool Attendance and Elementary School Readiness: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural China

University Expansion in a Changing Global Economy: Triumph of the BRICs?

The impact of teacher training on teacher and student outcomes: evidence from a randomized experiment in Beijing migrant schools

Can Information and Counseling Help Students from Poor Rural Areas Go To High School? Evidence from China

Can One-to-One Computing Narrow the Digital Divide and the Educational Gap in China? The Case of Beijing Migrant Schools

Does Financial Aid Help Poor Students Succeed in College?

Information, College Decisions and Financial Aid: Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in China

Computer Assisted Learning as Extracurricular Tutor? Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Rural Boarding Schools in Shaanxi

Eggs versus Chewable Vitamins: Which Intervention Can Increase Nutrition and Test Scores in Rural China?

Gender Inequality in Education in China: A Meta-Regression Analysis

Computers and the Academic Performance of Elementary School-Aged Girls in China’s Poor Communities

Impact of a Senior High School Tuition Relief Program on Poor Junior High School Students in Rural China

School Dropouts and Conditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural China’s Junior High Schools

The Distribution of Financial Aid in China: Is Aid Reaching Poor Students?

Does Having a Cadre Parent Pay? Evidence from the First Job Offers of Chinese College Graduates

Does it Pay to be a Cadre? Estimating the Returns to Being a Local Official in Rural China

Dropping Out: Why Are Students Leaving Junior High in China’s Poor Rural Areas?

Transfer Paths and Academic Performance: The Primary School Merger Program in China

The Limits of Health and Nutrition Education: Evidence from Three Randomized Controlled Trials in Rural China

Estimating Returns to Education Using Twins in Urban China