A vast literature evaluates the effectiveness of development aid, often reaching sobering
conclusions. We argue that a key shortcoming of this literature is the focus on a narrow …

We conducted a systematic review to identify policy interventions that improve education
quality and student learning in develo** countries. Relying on a theory of change …

The present study aims to examine the influence of teacher collaboration within professional
learning communities (PLCs) and collaborative teaching practices on both the professional …

This paper employs a meta-regression analysis of 1,149 estimates from 29 studies to take
stock of the empirical literature on Chinese aid effectiveness. After accommodating …

Foreign aid is one of the most important policy tools that developed countries use to help
poor countries improve population well-being and facilitate economic and institutional …

We study the impact of Chinese aid on household welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa by
combining data on Chinese development projects with data from Demographic and Health …

We contribute to the literature on foreign aid effectiveness and energy poverty by examining
the effect of foreign aid on energy poverty. Using five rounds of the Demographic and Health …

This UNU‐WIDER special issue of the Journal of International Development comprises a set
of papers on the theme of aid and gender equality. While the topic of aid effectiveness has …

The increased status of English as the language of international communication and
business has meant that development aid has increasingly been used to finance language …

This chapter defines what is meant by open and distance learning (ODL) and information
and communications technology (ICT) and explains how the application of these methods …