Getting the message: Using parental text messaging to increase learner attendance

This paper presents results from a randomised controlled trial in low-income neighbourhoods in Cape Town, South Africa, to test whether parental messages can increase learner attendance at after-school programmes. Parents who were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups received simple week...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owsley, Nicholas
Other Authors: Burns, Justine
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25411