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Achieving sustainable universal primary education through debt relief : the case of Kenya
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In this paper, the authors argue that the introduction of cost sharing system in Kenya has resulted in high dropout and repetition in primary education, and the challenges facing the sector in achieving universal primary schooling.Abstract:
This study critically reviews the education sector in Kenya and the challenges facing the sector in achieving universal primary schooling. The study argues that the introduction of cost-sharing system in Kenya has resulted in high dropout and repetition rread more
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Educational Performance of the Poor: Lessons from Rural Northeast Brazil
TL;DR: In this paper, the EDURURAL project was used to evaluate the performance of primary schools in rural northeast Brazil and showed that improving the quality of schools could lead to gains in efficiency that more than offset the direct costs of the improvements.
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Student achievement and schooling choice in low-income countries: evidence from Ghana
Paul Glewwe,Hanan G. Jacoby +1 more
TL;DR: This article presented new evidence on the impact of school characteristics on student achievement using an unusually rich data set from Ghana, showing that repairing classrooms is a cost-effective investment in Ghana, relative to providing more instructional materials and improving teacher quality.
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Determinants of Poverty in Kenya: A Household Level Analysis
TL;DR: This paper used household level data collected in 1994 to examine probable determinants of poverty status, employing both binomial and polychotomous logit models, and found that poverty status is strongly associated with the level of education, household size and engagement in agricultural activity, both in rural and urban areas.
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The willingness to pay for education in developing countries
Paul Gertler,Paul Glewwe +1 more
TL;DR: Using a rigorous theoretical model of the demand for schooling and the principle of compensating variations, the authors found that rural Peruvian households are indeed willing to pay fees high enough to more than cover the operating costs of opening new secondary schools in their villages.
Efficiency of primary education in Kenya: Situational analysis and implications for educational reform
Odipo George,Abagi Okwach +1 more
TL;DR: Abagi et al. as discussed by the authors examined issues of efficiency in the primary level of education in Kenya and suggested that the conceptualisation of the term school or education efficiency in a developing country like Kenya should take a "process perspective" as opposed to "outcome perspective".
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