PROTOCOL: Interventions for improving learning outcomes and access to education in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

Snilstveit, Birte; Gallagher, Emma; Phillips, Daniel R.; Vojtkova, Martina; Eyers, John; Skaldiou, Dafni; Stevenson, Jennifer; Bhavsar, Ami; Davies, Philip

doi:10.1002/cl2.176

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“…For example, women's views and experiences of a particular issue, problem, or intervention. Impact evaluation reports included to address research question 1, provided they contain qualitative or descriptive information relevant to addressing research question 2. Process evaluations determine whether the intervention/program activity has been implemented as intended. Process evaluations may collect qualitative and quantitative data from different stakeholders to cover subjective issues, such as perceptions of intervention success or more objective issues, such as how an intervention was operationalized (Snilstveit et al, 2015). …”

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PROTOCOL: The effects of road infrastructure, and transport and logistics services interventions on women's participation in informal and formal labour markets in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

Gupta¹,

Bandyopadhyay²,

Mahapatro³

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PROTOCOL: The effects of road infrastructure, and transport and logistics services interventions on women's participation in informal and formal labour markets in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

Gupta¹,

Bandyopadhyay²,

Mahapatro³

et al. 2018

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“…However, the distinction between these two types of studies is generally considered as a continuum rather than a clear dichotomy and in practice it can be difficult to clearly categorize a trial as either effectiveness or efficacy 111 . We will therefore draw on the criteria developed by Snilstveit 112 et al . to aid the identification of efficacy trials for exclusion from the EGM.…”

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Evidence gap map of performance measurement and management in primary care delivery systems in low- and middle-income countries – Study protocol

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Background . For the last two decades there has been growing interest in governmental and global health stakeholders about the role that performance measurement and management systems can play for the production of high-quality and safely delivered primary care services. Despite recognition and interest, the gaps in evidence in this field of research and practice in low- and middle-income countries remain poorly characterized. This study will develop an evidence gap map in the area of performance management in primary care delivery systems in low- and middle-income countries. Methods. The evidence gap map will follow the methodology developed by 3Ie, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, to systematically map evidence and research gaps. The process starts with the development of the scope by creating an evidence-informed framework that helps identify the interventions and outcomes of relevance as well as help define inclusion and exclusion criteria. A search strategy is then developed to guide the systematic search of the literature, covering the following databases: Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CAB Global Health (Ovid), CINAHL (Ebsco), Cochrane Library, Scopus (Elsevier), and Econlit (Ovid). Sources of grey literature are also searched. Studies that meet the inclusion criteria are systematically coded, extracting data on intervention, outcome, measures, context, geography, equity, and study design. Systematic reviews are also critically appraised using an existing standard checklist. Impact evaluations are not appraised but will be coded according to study design. The process of map-building ends with the creation of an evidence gap map graphic that displays the available evidence according to the intervention and outcome framework of interest. Discussion . Applications arising from the evidence map will be discussed in a separate paper that will summarize findings and make recommendations for the development of a prioritized research agenda.

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“…We also conducted searches using Boolean logic through combining “programme name” and country/funder/implementer. We screened the first 50 hits on Google, following Snilstveit and colleagues’ (2015) example. 3. Targeted searches of funder and implementer websites: We conducted searches on the websites of implementers and funding agencies of included interventions.…”

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Vocational and business training to improve women's labour market outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

Chinen¹,

Hoop²,

Alcázar³

et al. 2017

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This Campbell systematic review examines the impact of vocational and business training targeted at women in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The review summarises evidence from thirty‐five quantitative studies with an experimental or quasi‐experimental design. The review summarises the impact of 30 interventions, containing data from over 80,000 women. The qualitative narrative meta‐synthesis includes findings from 50 studies. Included studies are experimental and quasi‐experimental evaluations which measured the impact of vocational and business training programmes targeting women 18 years or older, in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The review also includes qualitative and mixed‐methods studies that explore barriers to, and facilitators of, vocational and business training effectiveness. Vocational training has small positive effects: employment and formal employment increased by 11 percent and 8 percent, respectively, and income by 6 percent. There is some variability in the findings. Effects are larger in programmes with a gender focus. Effects on earnings, but not employment, are larger in programmes that include life skills training or an internship. Employment effects are larger in Africa and Asia. Effects are stronger six months after the start of the programme than twelve months after the start of the programme. Vocational training programmes were commonly outsourced without establishing adequate quality control procedures or monitoring mechanisms that may undermine effectiveness. Business training combined with cash transfers or life skills training increases the likelihood of self‐employment by 73 percent, and sales or profits by 7 percent. Business training with cash transfers did not have different effects from business training without cash transfers. Effects on sales are larger in sub‐Saharan Africa (15 percent). This larger effect may be caused by the stronger gender focus of those programmes. The positive effects on sales and profits appear driven by the inclusion of mentoring and technical assistance components that enhance business knowledge and practices. Structural barriers, such as distance and cost of transportation, time constraints for participation, and economic and labour market barriers, limit programme effectiveness. Gender norms such as occupational segregation and the unequal division of domestic and care responsibilities, as well as the cost and availability of childcare facilities also discourage women?s participation in vocational and business training. Plain language summary Vocational and business training benefit women on the labour market, but the effects of most programmes are smallVocational training has small positive effects on employment, formal employment, earnings, and income. The review in briefVocational training has small positive effects on employment, formal employment, and earnings. Business training combined with other programme components has positive effects on self‐employment, and sales or profits. These relatively small effects may be insufficient to jus...

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PROTOCOL: Interventions for improving learning outcomes and access to education in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

Cited by 101 publications

References 74 publications

PROTOCOL: The effects of road infrastructure, and transport and logistics services interventions on women's participation in informal and formal labour markets in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

PROTOCOL: The effects of road infrastructure, and transport and logistics services interventions on women's participation in informal and formal labour markets in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

Evidence gap map of performance measurement and management in primary care delivery systems in low- and middle-income countries – Study protocol

Vocational and business training to improve women's labour market outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

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