The Impact of Maternal Literacy and Participation Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in India

• DOI: 10.1257/app.20150390
• Publication Date: 2017-09-25T13:21:18Z
• Authors: Rukmini Banerji; James Berry; Marc Shotland
• Keywords: 4. Education; 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; 1. No poverty; 3. Good health

Using a randomized field experiment in India, we evaluate the effectiveness of adult literacy and parental involvement interventions improving children's learning. Households were assigned to receive either (language math) classes for mothers, training mothers on how enhance their learning at home, or combination two programs. All three had significant but modest impacts childrens math scores. The also increased mothers' test scores both language math, as well range other outcomes reflecting greater education. (JEL I21, J13, J16, O15)