The impact of school management practices on educational performance: Evidence from public schools in São Paulo |
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| Institution: | 1. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Honorary Professor at University College London, FGB – Room MF D455, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, BT 1081, the Netherlands;2. Research Specialist at JET Education Services in South Africa, South Africa;3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands;4. Faculty of Business & Law, Department for Public Leadership & Social Enterprise, The Open University Business School, United Kingdom;1. CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, P.O. Box 80510, 2508 GM The Hague, Netherlands;2. Erasmus School of Economics, Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the causal impacts of a school management program on educational outcomes in São Paulo/Brazil, estimated with the use of a fuzzy regression discontinuity design. I conclude that specific management practices such as performance monitoring, targets setting and incentive schemes have significant positive impacts on 8th-graders' math scores, especially on low performance students. I was unable to obtain similar results for language. I further investigated whether these results were associated with student or staff selection and infrastructure investments or whether they were actually driven by changes to pedagogical and managerial practices. My findings suggest that the latter explanation is more plausible. |
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