Donald Baum CV 25 July 2014

DONALD R.
BAUM
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Comparative and International Education, University of Minnesota

2013
Thesis: Cross-national impacts of public-private partnerships on equitable student achievement
M.Ed.
Comparative and International Development Education, Brigham Young University
2010
B.A.
Linguistics, Brigham Young University
2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION SPECIALIST, The World Bank
2013-current
60-country Africa and South Asia study: Engaging the private sector in basic education provision
Lead author of the World Banks Framework for Engaging the Private Sector in Education
PI, Education Markets for the Poor mapping markets for school services in Africa
Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF)
Cluster coordinator and technical advisor on the design of WB education impact evaluations
Instructor in regional impact evaluation training workshops
Researcher on systematic review of education impact evaluations
RESEARCHER, University of Minnesota
2010-2013
Quasi-experimental evaluation of public and private school student achievement in 17 countries
Propensity score matching
Hierarchical linear modeling
Power analysis and sample size calculation
Missing data analysis and multiple imputation
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, University of Minnesota, Education Policy Program
2011-2013
Longitudinal cohort study academic and career impacts of education reform on 300 secondary school
students in Tanzania
Household survey design, administration, and quantitative analysis
PROGRAM EVALUATOR, International Center for Research on Community Engagement
2011-2012
Evaluation of the National Youth Leadership Councils Generator School Network a science
education initiative for 7,000 disadvantaged middle-school students in four states
Survey design and analysis: pre-post changes in student achievement, behavior, and attitudes
Research design and grant application: US Department of Education 30-university mixed-methods
study of the impacts of certain pedagogical practices on college student persistence
INTERN, Asian Development Bank; Manila, Philippines
Research on education public-private partnerships in East and Southeast Asia
Interviews with private-sector partners, local government, and school administrators
Research report and presentation for policymakers and stakeholders
2011
GRADUATE ASSISTANT, CARE International/U of Minnesota

2010-2012
Longitudinal mixed-methods study on changes in girls education in eight African and Asian countries
Quantitative analysis: Reliability analysis, exploratory/confirmatory factor analysis, OLS

Qualitative coding and analysis
RESEARCHER, Brigham Young University

Qualitative study of education policy and poverty on the Navajo Indian reservation
Project management and staff training
Qualitative research design, data collection, coding, and analysis
Successful grant application: McKay School of Education Research Grant
2008-2010
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Brigham Young University

2007-2010
Grant proposals, journal manuscripts, and research design: education policy and service provision in
Africa
PUBLICATIONS
Abdul-Hamid, H., Baum, D., Lewis, L., Lusk-Stover, O., and Tammi, A. (forthcoming, 2015). The role of the
private sector in providing basic education services in Ghana: an in-depth report. Washington DC: World
Bank.
Baum, D., Lewis, L., Lusk-Stover, O., and Patrinos, H. (2015). What matters most for engaging the private sector
in education: A framework paper. SABER Working Paper Series. Washington DC: World Bank.
McKenzie, J., Jackson, A., Yazzie, R., Smith, S., Crotty, A., Baum, D., Denny, A., and Bahlgai, D. (2013). Career
dilemmas among Din (Navajo) College Graduates: an exploration of the Dintah (Navajo Nation) Brain
Drain. International Indigenous Policy Journal, 4(4).
Baum, D. (2013). Cross-national impacts of public-private partnerships on equitable student achievement: A
quasi-experimental assessment of PISA 2009. Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota.
Baum, D. (2012). Education service contracting in the Philippines: Human rights as trumps, goals, or policy talk?
Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 11(3), 189-206.
Baum, D. (2010). Defining poverty and well-being from inside the Navajo Nation. Brigham Young University.
Available online at http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/ETD/id/2158/rec/2
Geo-Jaja, M., Payne, S., Hallam, P., and Baum, D. (2009). Gender equity in Africa: The education and economic
globalization nexus. In J. Zajda (Ed.), Globalisation, comparative education and policy research. Springer,
volume 6.
PRESENTATIONS
Baum, D. (2014, June). Impact Evaluation in Education: What have we learned about raising student
participation and learning? World Bank Research to Action Fair: Taking on Education Development
Challenges. Washington, DC.
Raju, D., and Baum, D. (2014, January). Why are impact evaluations important? Evidence and methods.
Presented at the World Bank Education Staff Development Program (ESDP) learning event: Engaging the
Private Sector. Washington, D.C.
Vavrus, Ojwang, and Baum. (2013, March). Opportunity and inequality: The limits of social mobility in the
context of secondary school expansion in Tanzania. Paper presented at the Comparative International
Education Society Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Baum, D. (2013, January). International education and public-private partnerships: A quasi-experimental
assessment of reform strategies across countries. Paper presented at the International School Choice and
Reform Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Baum, D. & Wu., X. (2012, April). Construction of Navajo identity amidst globalization: A global education
perspective. Paper presented at the Comparative International Education Society Annual Conference, San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
Smith, S.A., Jackson, A.P., Yazzie, R., McKenzie, J., Crotty, A., Baum, D., Adolpho, Q, and Fleischer, C. (2011,
August). Navajo Nation brain drain. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American
Psychological Association, Washington D.C.
Baum, D. (2011, July). Education and health PPPs in East and Southeast Asia. Paper presented at Asian
Development Bank research forum, Manila, Philippines.
Baum, D. (2011, May). Indigenous poverty: Conceptualizing and defining well-being from inside the Navajo
Nation. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference,
Montral, QC Canada.
Baum, D. (2011, February). Collecting, interpreting, and reporting quantitative data. Presented at the Data
Management and Reporting Workshop, Comparative and International Development Education,
University of Minnesota.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Educational Research Association

Comparative and International Education Society
American Evaluation Association
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economics of education
Impact evaluation
Involvement of the private sector in education
Teacher quality, incentives, and accountability
Early childhood education

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DONALD R.

Comparative and International Education, University of Minnesota

Comparative and International Development Education, Brigham Young University

Linguistics, Brigham Young University

GRADUATE ASSISTANT, CARE International/U of Minnesota

Quantitative analysis: Reliability analysis, exploratory/confirmatory factor analysis, OLS

RESEARCHER, Brigham Young University

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Brigham Young University

American Educational Research Association

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