Household Choice Of Schools In Rural Ghana
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Household Choice Of Schools In Rural Ghana
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Author : Luke Adorbila Akaguri
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Household Choice Of Schools In Rural Ghana written by Luke Adorbila Akaguri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
This thesis examines the factors that make the low-fee private school (LFPS) accessible to the poor. While the provision of education in developing countries has traditionally been regarded as the responsibility of the state, recent evidence on the growth of the LFPS in such contexts appears to challenge the government's role as the most viable option. The main argument of the thesis is that the poor have no real choice. The thesis also argues that fee-free public education only provides a partial solution to the financial barrier to access since there are factors other than direct costs that influence the way poor households respond to principles of supply and demand for education. The state's role in the provision of education is supported by the argument that it is a public good, and it must therefore remain the responsibility of the government to protect the poor and other vulnerable groups from denial of access. Nevertheless, private education provision is a growth enterprise in rural areas, one key reason for which is the perception that it provides a better quality of education than the state can offer. Given such expansion in an era of fee-free public education, some commentators have questioned whether those that send their children to an LFPS can really be described as poor, since school choice is clearly dependant on the ability to meet the costs. In order to understand how the cost and quality of education interact with school choice decisions, 536 households in three poor rural communities of Mfantseman District, Central Region, Ghana were surveyed. The data were used to examine the difference in cost between public and private provision, and to explore those factors associated with school choice and the related expenditure. In addition, to gain further insight into the implications of the survey's statistical outcomes, a number of participants with interests in both public and private schools were interviewed - including 38 household heads in the lowest income quintile, 6 head teachers, 14 teachers, 8 parents, 7 Parent Teacher Association (PTA) executives and 3 School Management Committee (SMC) executives with children in both school types. The findings reject the hypothesis that school choice in the communities under study was not affected by socio-economic factors, since the majority of households had no real option. In particular, the prohibitive cost of food at both types of school, but compulsoriness at LFPSs, had adverse consequences on the willingness of children to attend. However, a minority of poor households that did access LFPSs were able to do so due to school practices such as flexible fee schemes, teacher discipline and better interaction with parents, as well as through assistance obtained via social networks. In addition, the study also finds that private schools had a better track record in BECE examination than public schools in the communities under study. What is clear is that, this better BECE track record by LFPSs coupled with higher aspirations that some poor households have for their children fuelled interest in private schooling. The study concludes that the claim that the rural poor access LFPS in numbers has been exaggerated. This is because it is the relatively better-off households that enrol their children in private school, while a minority of the poor that access LFPSs are able to do so because of manipulative school practices and the nature of its interaction with parents. As a result, the study suggests that it would be in the interests of the poor if rural public schools were improved - including the provision of free school meals - given that greater state support to the private education sector would only benefit the relatively better off. Finally, fee-free public schooling facilitated by the capitation grant should ensure that schools are more accountable to the communities they serve - schools should be made to show how the grant was used to improve access and quality and together with the community set targets for improvement. Improving academic quality and teacher discipline would enable them to restore their image in rural communities and hence encourage demand for public education.
Household Dynamics Their Effects On Child S Education In Rural Ghana
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Author : Ibrahim Sebiyam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Household Dynamics Their Effects On Child S Education In Rural Ghana written by Ibrahim Sebiyam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Low Fee Private Schooling
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Author : Prachi Srivastava
language : en
Publisher: Symposium Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-05-13
Low Fee Private Schooling written by Prachi Srivastava and has been published by Symposium Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-13 with Education categories.
Low-fee private schooling represents a point of heated debate in the international policy context of Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals. While on the one hand there is an increased push for free and universal access with assumed State responsibility, reports on the mushrooming of private schools targeting socially and economically disadvantaged groups in a range of developing countries, particularly across Africa and Asia, have emerged over the last decade. Low-fee private schooling has, thus, become a provocative and illuminating area of research and policy interest on the impacts of privatisation and its different forms in developing countries. This edited volume aims to add to the growing literature on low-fee private schooling by presenting seven studies in five countries (Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan), and is bookended by chapters analysing some of the evidence and debates on the topic thus far. The book presents research findings from studies across three levels of analysis that have proven relevant in the study of low-fee private schooling: the household, school and state. Chapters address household schooling choice behaviours regarding low-fee private and competing sectors; the management, operation and relative quality of low-fee private schools; and changes to the regulatory frameworks governing low-fee private schools, and the impact of low-fee private schools on those frameworks. The book does not seek to provide definitive answers since, as an emerging and evolving area of study, this would be premature. Instead, it aims to call attention to the need for further systematic research on low-fee private schooling, and to open up the debate by presenting studies that use a range of methods and, owing to the context specificity of the issue, draw different conclusions. The hope is that these studies may serve as springboards to further research. Finally, the book does not aim to snuff out the political and vociferous debate surrounding low-fee private schooling and private provision more broadly, or to erase the complications that abound in conducting research in this area, but to engage with them. The hope is that as the 2015 target date for Education for All and Millennium Development Goals approaches, this book may help us get closer to answering the question: do low-fee private schools aggravate equity or mitigate disadvantage?
Parental Expectations And School Enrolment Decisions
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Author : Ferdinand Ahiakpor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Parental Expectations And School Enrolment Decisions written by Ferdinand Ahiakpor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
We use field data to investigate factors that influence parents' decisions to enrol children in schools in rural Ghana. The empirical results identified a host of socio-economic and household-level factors including remittances parents expect from investing in education, parents perception of a child's desirable professions, cost of schooling and discount rate as significant determinants of parental school enrolment decision. When gender of the child and remittances are taken into account, we show male parents are more likely to invest in education of boys than girls because they expect significantly higher returns from their investment in boys. Female parents do not show such gender preference. The proportion of children enrolled in school is positively related to average cost of schooling for male parents Gender of parent plays a significant role in school enrolment decision making.
Annual Review Of Comparative And International Education 2019
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Author : Alexander W. Wiseman
language : en
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Release Date : 2020-06-17
Annual Review Of Comparative And International Education 2019 written by Alexander W. Wiseman and has been published by Emerald Group Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-17 with Education categories.
The Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2019 examines the field of comparative and international education by bringing together scholars, professionals, and other stakeholders to investigate recent developments in the field that are relevant to contemporary and future educational reform and applications worldwide.
The Effect Of Gender Differences In Primary School Access Type And Quality On The Decision To Enroll In Rural Pakistan
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Author : Cynthia B. Lloyd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Effect Of Gender Differences In Primary School Access Type And Quality On The Decision To Enroll In Rural Pakistan written by Cynthia B. Lloyd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with School enrollment categories.
Public Private And Faith Inspired Schools In Ghana
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Author : Franck Adoho
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Public Private And Faith Inspired Schools In Ghana written by Franck Adoho and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Electronic book categories.
Handbook Of International Development And Education
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Author : Pauline Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2015-06-29
Handbook Of International Development And Education written by Pauline Dixon and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with Social Science categories.
This Handbook considers the myths and untruths that currently exist in international development and education. Using historic and contemporary evidence, this compendium redefines the international development narrative through a new understanding of &
Contrasting School Culture And Education
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Author : V. Sucharita
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-05-31
Contrasting School Culture And Education written by V. Sucharita and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-31 with Education categories.
This book presents a comparative ethnographic understanding of government and low-fee private schools in India within the context of ever-increasing privatization and commercialization of education and the growing presence of non-state actors. Drawing on rich empirical data, the book provides an ethnographic account of a government and a low-fee private school in Hyderabad, India, and explores life in these two distinct spaces through the lens of culture. While private schools catering to the poorer sections have been proliferating, little is known about how these low-fee private schools operate, how choices and negotiations unfold, the classroom discourses, subjective meanings of different stakeholders, and the kind of education provided in these schools vis-à-vis the government schools. The book focuses on the educational experiences, schooling choices, processes, and voices of the children and teachers at these schools to reflect on how school culture influences the quality of education. Based on intensive fieldwork and qualitative data, the book provides contextual insights into what exactly happens inside the schools and classrooms of two contrasting schooling provisions in India and helps understand the world views of different stakeholders as they negotiate their daily lives. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, and teachers of education, sociology of education, childhood studies, urban education, and teacher education. It will also be useful for education policymakers, educationists, education professionals, and those working on private schooling in India.
Education Outcomes And Poverty In The South
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Author : Christopher Colclough
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-05
Education Outcomes And Poverty In The South written by Christopher Colclough and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-05 with Business & Economics categories.
This text arises out of a five year research programme examining the impact of education on the lives and livelihoods of people in developing countries. The book presents theoretical and empirical knowledge that will help to improve education and poverty reduction strategies in developing countries.