School Services Strengthening Project: Fieldwork and Methodology Report
Summary: How the School Services Strengthening baseline was collected: sampling, fieldwork organization, enumerator procedures and the problems met in the field. The companion to the baseline report, and the document that says how much weight its numbers can carry.
Key Findings
- The methodology report documents baseline data collection for the Education Service Delivery Project impact evaluation under the Education for All program.
- The pilot used smartphones and daily photos before and after school to monitor teacher attendance in public and private schools.
- The evaluation was designed to estimate the causal impact of teacher-attendance monitoring on service delivery and education outcomes.
- Catholic Relief Services was selected to collect baseline and endline data in treatment and control schools.
- The report covers enumerator training, sampling, logistics, supervision, data entry, data processing, problems encountered and recommendations.
- Lessons emphasize enough training time for EGRA and device use, simplifying test versions on Kindle Fire, and ensuring analysts understand EGRA and are present during enumerator training.
How to cite
Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP); World Bank, 2013, School Services Strengthening Project: Fieldwork and Methodology Report, https://microdata.worldbank.org/catalog/3933/download/63650