Abstract (may include machine translation)
Education remains one of the most important sources for those who want to improve
their lifelong opportunities and to achieve better labor market prospects. Hence, equal
access to education and its quality are essential in generating equality of opportunity
for individuals. In the last decade the Turkish government has launched several pro-
grams to enhance the equity and quality of education. This paper reviews some of the
policies, with a particular focus on a conditional cash transfer program that was initi-
ated with the support of the World Bank to keep students, and especially girls, from
impoverished backgrounds enrolled in school. The focus is on the evaluation of this
program on achieving higher enrollment rates in primary and secondary education,
especially for girls. There are two aims of the paper: first, presenting a detailed analy-
sis of the Turkish experience, and second, discussing the shortcomings and strengths
in terms of its success in overcoming economic, institutional, social, and cultural
hurdles against education expansion.
their lifelong opportunities and to achieve better labor market prospects. Hence, equal
access to education and its quality are essential in generating equality of opportunity
for individuals. In the last decade the Turkish government has launched several pro-
grams to enhance the equity and quality of education. This paper reviews some of the
policies, with a particular focus on a conditional cash transfer program that was initi-
ated with the support of the World Bank to keep students, and especially girls, from
impoverished backgrounds enrolled in school. The focus is on the evaluation of this
program on achieving higher enrollment rates in primary and secondary education,
especially for girls. There are two aims of the paper: first, presenting a detailed analy-
sis of the Turkish experience, and second, discussing the shortcomings and strengths
in terms of its success in overcoming economic, institutional, social, and cultural
hurdles against education expansion.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Education Policy and Equal Education Opportunities |
| Editors | Daniel Pop |
| Publisher | Open Society Foundations |
| Pages | 265-286 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| State | Published - 12 Jan 2012 |
