Associate Professor
EIME, EdLF
Office: 306-E MCKB
Phone: 801-422-1709
Email: nope@dbaum@byu.edumsn.com
Donald Baum is an Assistant Professor with areas of expertise in education policy, international development, the economics of education, and quantitative research methods. His research focuses on the behaviors and contributions of the private sector in education, including the expansion of for-profit education markets, private schooling for the poor, and state regulation of private schools. Additionally, his research addresses the provision and expansion of early childhood education in the Global South, with the primary geographic focus of Sub-Saharan Africa. From 2012 to 2015, he worked as an Education and Evaluation Specialist for the World Bank.
Education Policy
Education and International Development
Economics of Education
Policy Analysis
Quantitative Inquiry in Education
Comparative Education
Private schooling markets
Low-cost private schools
State regulation of private schools
School vouchers
Charter schools
Early Childhood Education
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia, Liberia, and Pakistan: Perspectives of Pre-primary School Teachers
Early childhood education for all: A mixed-methods study of the global policy agenda in Tanzania
The relative effectiveness of private and public schools: Evidence from Kenya
Inequality of educational opportunity: The relationship between access, affordability, and quality of private schools in Lagos, Nigeria
Private schools vouchers for expanding secondary school access? The case of Tanzania
Regulating market entry of low-cost private schools in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a theory of private education regulation
The effectiveness and equity of public-private partnerships in education: A quasi-experimental evaluation of 17 countries
The role of the private sector in Lagos, Nigeria
The arguments and evidence behind public-private partnerships in education
The role of the private sector in providing basic education services in Ghana
What matters most for engaging the private sector in education: A framework paper
Do we have any idea how to get kids into school?
Career dilemmas among Diné (Navajo) College Graduates: an exploration of the Dinétah (Navajo Nation) Brain Drain