Do low-cost private school leavers in the informal settlement have a good chance of admission to a government secondary school? A study from Kibera in Kenya

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11919963
AutoresAsayo Ohba (0000-0003-4237-912X, Hiroshima University, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume43
Fascículo6
Páginas763-782
Data de publicação2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCompare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057925.2012.733536
OpenAlexW2011149648
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas9

There are growing numbers of low-cost private schools in urban informal settlements in developing countries. It has been argued that these institutions may constitute alternatives for government schools, as they are able to meet the educational needs of children in urban informal settlements. This study explores the question of whether low-cost private schools can meet their needs, not only in terms of primary education but also with regard to access to further education. The study selected 12 private schools in Kibera and 2 government schools neighbouring Kibera, asking head teachers which secondary school each primary school leaver had joined. The findings show that whereas over two-thirds of primary school leavers in general went on to secondary school, pupils graduating from government primary school were more likely to be enrolled in government secondary school than those pupils who completed the low-cost private primary school in Kibera. Moreover, performance in national examinations was lowest among girls attending the school in Kibera. The study thus argues that while the low-cost private primary school can meet the educational needs of children in the informal settlement to some extent, it cannot represent an alternative to the government primary school

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Head teachers · Informal settlements · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Primary education · Private school · Settlement (finance · Homelessness and Social Issues · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance