Journal of Development Effectiveness

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of the internship programs offered by the Public Employment Services (PES) on access to employment as well as on earnings. Data collected from 8,492 job seekers in the public employment services of sub-Saharan African countries made it possible to …

Research projects employ the learning alliance (LA) approach but there is scepticism that its rhetoric is not evident in practice. The authors examined a case of an implemented LA, comparing its outcomes with assumptions from the project and its conceptual design to evaluate the implementation of an…