1st Edition
Challenges of Primary Education in Developing Countries Insights from Kenya
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Paul P.W. Achola and Vijayan K. Pillai address factors associated with wastage in primary school education and the solutions to ameliorate low participation in primary education. The book provides an examination of the factors associated with wastage, exploring the interconnectedness of non-enrollment, repetition and dropout. The authors demonstrate that reducing poverty through empowerment programs and citizen participation in school decisions are critical to improving primary school participation.
Contents: Introduction; Research on wastage in Kenya; Primary school wastage among special groups; A design for investigating wastage; Extent and perceived causes of wastage; Identified solutions for each component of wastage; Profiles of selected initiatives to reduce wastage; Impact of selected initiatives on wastage; Wastage in developing countries: insights from Kenya; References; Index.
Biography
Achola, Paul P.W.; Pillai, Vijayan K.
'...provides useful findings for formulating policies to eradicate wastage in primary education in developing countries.' Educational Book Review
