The value of large-scale randomised control trials in system-wide improvement: The case of the Reading Catch-Up Programme
This article illustrates the value of large-scale impact evaluations with counterfactual components. It begins by exploring the limitations of small-scale impact studies, which do not allow reliable inference to a wider population or which do not use valid comparison groups. The paper then describes...
Main Authors: | Brahm Fleisch, Stephen Taylor, Volker Schöer, Thabo Mabogoane |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Education Association of South Africa
2017-02-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Education |
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Online Access: | http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/article/view/1248/681 |
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