Benta Abuya
Biographic Data
| ID | 6208987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benta Abuya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benta |
| FAMILY NAME | Abuya |
| SIGNATURE | ABUYA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | b African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Competence-based curriculum implementation in Africa
Background African countries have prioritized education to drive economic sustainability and improve quality of life, aligning with global development goals. Many have adopted competence-based curriculum (CBC) reforms to equip students with skills for the twenty-first-century economy. However, challenges in pedagogical and assessment practices persist.Objective The present study synthesized research evidence on pedagogical and assessment practice…
Adolescent girls’ primary school mobility and educational outcomes in urban Kenya
With hundreds of primary schools to choose from, young adolescent girls in Nairobi’s urban informal settlements commonly transfer schools. We qualitatively investigate the causes and quantitatively investigate the consequences of such mobility. Key reasons for transferring schools include difficulty in paying fees and anticipated net benefits from a different school. Transferring during lower primary leads to a poorer resourced school, while tran…
The Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K)
ISRCTN77455458 , December 24, 2015
Examining the impact of age on literacy achievement among grade 6 primary school pupils in Kenya
When to Randomize
In East Africa, there is great effort directed toward ensuring that there is learning and value for money invested in universal education policies initiated over the past decade. Kenya and Uganda are two countries that typify this effort. The effort includes the work of research organisations such as Uwezo, which assess learning levels; RTI, which assesses language and early grade reading; and the work of African Population and Health Research Ce…
Why do pupils dropout when education is ‘free’? Explaining school dropout among the urban poor in Nairobi
The introduction of universal primary education in sub-Sahara African countries in the 1990s increased enrolment rates and provided opportunities to children who were previously not in school. Research demonstrates that eliminating fees is not the magic bullet that delivers universal access. This study seeks to determine risk factors associated with dropout among primary school children in the low-income areas of Nairobi. Qualitative data is from…
Why do pupils dropout when education is ‘free’? Explaining school dropout among the urban poor in Nairobi
The introduction of universal primary education in sub-Sahara African countries in the 1990s increased enrolment rates and provided opportunities to children who were previously not in school. Research demonstrates that eliminating fees is not the magic bullet that delivers universal access. This study seeks to determine risk factors associated with dropout among primary school children in the low-income areas of Nairobi. Qualitative data is from…
Examining the impact of age on literacy achievement among grade 6 primary school pupils in Kenya
Why do pupils dropout when education is ‘free’? Explaining school dropout among the urban poor in Nairobi
The introduction of universal primary education in sub-Sahara African countries in the 1990s increased enrolment rates and provided opportunities to children who were previously not in school. Research demonstrates that eliminating fees is not the magic bullet that delivers universal access. This study seeks to determine risk factors associated with dropout among primary school children in the low-income areas of Nairobi. Qualitative data is from…
Examining the impact of age on literacy achievement among grade 6 primary school pupils in Kenya
When to Randomize
In East Africa, there is great effort directed toward ensuring that there is learning and value for money invested in universal education policies initiated over the past decade. Kenya and Uganda are two countries that typify this effort. The effort includes the work of research organisations such as Uwezo, which assess learning levels; RTI, which assesses language and early grade reading; and the work of African Population and Health Research Ce…
The Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K)
ISRCTN77455458 , December 24, 2015
Adolescent girls’ primary school mobility and educational outcomes in urban Kenya
With hundreds of primary schools to choose from, young adolescent girls in Nairobi’s urban informal settlements commonly transfer schools. We qualitatively investigate the causes and quantitatively investigate the consequences of such mobility. Key reasons for transferring schools include difficulty in paying fees and anticipated net benefits from a different school. Transferring during lower primary leads to a poorer resourced school, while tran…
Competence-based curriculum implementation in Africa
Background African countries have prioritized education to drive economic sustainability and improve quality of life, aligning with global development goals. Many have adopted competence-based curriculum (CBC) reforms to equip students with skills for the twenty-first-century economy. However, challenges in pedagogical and assessment practices persist.Objective The present study synthesized research evidence on pedagogical and assessment practice…
Psychology (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Primary education (3 works) · School Choice and Performance (3 works)