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

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ID11919963
AutoresAsayo Ohba (0000-0003-4237-912X, Hiroshima University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen43
Número6
Páginas763-782
Fecha de publicación2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCompare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057925.2012.733536
OpenAlexW2011149648
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias 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