Assessing Sector Performance and Inequality in Education

Emilio Porta

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This book gathers in one volume all the information needed to use ADePT Edu, the software platform created by the World Bank for the reporting and analysis of education indicators and education inequality. It includes a primer on education data availability, an operating manual for the software, a technical explanation of all the education indicators generated, and an overview of global education inequality using ADePT Edu.
The World Bank developed ADePT Edu to fill the need for a user-friendly program designed to give everyone the ability to organize and analyze education data from households. ADePT Edu can be used with any household survey with the aid of its user friendly interface, generating education tables and graphics that comply with international standards for performance indicators. Because this volume is a compendium its chapters can be consulted independently of each other, depending on the need of users.

Sujets

• User guide
• International education
• Éducation
• Information and communications technology
• Social change

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• Publié par: world-bank-publications
• Publié le: 30 juin 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• EAN13: 9780821387177
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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STREAMLINED ANALYSIS WITH ADePT SOFTWARE
Assessing Sector
Performance and
Inequality in Emilio Porta
Gustavo Arcia
Kevin Macdonald
Sergiy Radyakin Education
Michael LokshinAssessing Sector
Performance and
Inequality in EducationSTREAMLINED ANALYSIS WITH ADePT SOFTWARE
Assessing Sector
Performance and
Inequality in Education
Emilio Porta
Gustavo Arcia
Kevin Macdonald
Sergiy Radyakin
Michael Lokshin© 2011 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Assessing sector performance and inequality in education : streamlined analysis with ADePT software /
by Emilio Porta . . . [et al.].
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8213-8458-9 — ISBN 978-0-8213-8717-7 (electronic)
1. Educational indicators—Data processing. 2. Educational equalization—Data processing. I. Porta,
Emilio.
LB2846.A76 2011
379.2'60285—dc23
2011015Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix
Overview1
Chapter 1
Introduction to ADePT Edu: Broadening Access to School and
Household Data in Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
The Need for Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Complementing ADePT Edu: Broadening the Availability of
Education Projections Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Modules 8
World Bank Education Projects Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Public Expenditure Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
ADePT Edu As a Tool for Analyzing Education Inequality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
vContents
Chapter 2
Using Household Survey Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Use of Household Surveys to Analyze Educational Inequality
and Education Sector Performance16
Main Household Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
The Living Standards Measurement Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
The Demographic and Health Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Which Survey Is Best for Analyzing Education Inequality?
A Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Advantages and Limitations of Using Household Surveys in
Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Enrollment versus Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Level of Education Reported in Household Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Age, Timing, and Duration of Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Standard Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Poverty Quintiles and Poverty Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Missing and Contradictory Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chapter 3
Using ADePT Edu: A Step-by-Step Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Installing ADePT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Using ADePT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Starting and Closing ADePT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
ADePT’s Computation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Loading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Specifying Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Using Compound Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Generating Tables and Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Choosing a Reporting Option 55
Performing Common Tasks55
Generating Tables on a Subsample of Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
viContents
Generating Tables with Standard Errors and Tables of
Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Describing a Complex Survey Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Defining Missing Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Specifying Expressions in Variables Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Running Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Adjusting Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Changing the Screen and Output Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Selecting the Computational Engine and Output Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Working with Projects in ADePT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Using ADePT Project Files on a Different Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Replicating Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Using ADePT in a Batch Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Updating ADePT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Troubleshooting ADePT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Resolving Problems Encountered during Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Using the Debug Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Chapter 4
Generating and Interpreting Output Tables and Graphs . . . . . . . . . . .81
Output Information Tables83
The Contents Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
The Notifications Table . . . . . . . . . . . .