TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Sam K.
AU  - Schipper, Youdi.
TI  - Does family background natter for learning in East Africa?
SN  - 18146627
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Pretoria
PB  - UNISA Press and Routledge
KW  - Education
KW  - East Africa
KW  - Inequality
N2  - The extent to which differences in family background characteristics explain differences in learning outcomes between children captures the extent of equality in educational opportunities. This study uses large-scale data on literacy and numeracy outcomes for children of school age across East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) to investigate the contribution of family background to learning differences. We find that learning differences between children from less-advantaged households and those from more-advantaged households equals around one year or more of effective learning on average. Even so, family background does not fully explain why children of school starting age display large differences in learning between countries
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2015.1036540
ER  -