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The effect of internet services on child education outcomes: evidence from poa! Internet in Kenya
Resource type
Journal Article
Author/contributor
- Okyere, Charles Yaw (Author)
Title
The effect of internet services on child education outcomes: evidence from poa! Internet in Kenya
Abstract
In 2016-2018 poa! Internet, a private internet service provider, distributed free internet services across schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Using inverse probability weighting (IPW) method, the study finds that the intervention significantly increases students’ internet use and training, receipt of information on educational content, and participation in information and communication technologies (ICTs) education programmes. However, the study does not find evidence that internet services increase school attendance. The results suggest that facilitating access to internet services in schools can significantly increase child computer and internet skills and training in developing countries, even if those investments have limited gains on school attendance.
Publication
Journal of Development Effectiveness
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
4-18
Date
2022-01-02
ISSN
1943-9342
Short Title
The effect of internet services on child education outcomes
Accessed
10/09/2022, 19:36
Library Catalogue
Taylor and Francis+NEJM
Extra
Publisher: Routledge
_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1829001
Citation
Okyere, C. Y. (2022). The effect of internet services on child education outcomes: evidence from poa! Internet in Kenya. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 14(1), 4–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1829001
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