Protocol - Are contract and para-teachers a cost effective intervention to address teacher shortages and improve learning outcomes?

Protocol for a systematic review

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 January 2012

Document Type:: Protocol
Theme:: Education
Authors:: Aslam, M., Kingdon, G., Das, S. and Rawal, S.

Abstract

This is the protocol for a systematic review examining the question: Are contract and para-teachers a cost effective intervention to address teacher shortages and improve learning outcomes? It encompasses the three sub-questions:

(1) How effective are contract teachers at imparting learning when compared to regular teachers?
(2) What are the relative costs of regular and contract teachers, and hence their cost effectiveness?
(3) To what extent do contract teachers succeed in addressing teacher shortages?

The systematic review has been published

Citation

Kingdon, G.; Aslam, M.; Rawal, S.; Das, S. Are contract and para-teachers a cost effective intervention to address teachershortages and improve learning outcomes? Protocol. EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK (2012) 26 pp.