Comparative analysis on universal primary education policy and practice in Sub-Saharan Africa : : the cases of Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda / / Keiichi Ogawa and Mikiko Nishimura.

• Superior document: Pittsburgh Studies in Comparative and International Education Series ; 4
• TeilnehmendeR: Ogawa, Keiichi, 1966-; Nishimura, Mikiko,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Pittsburgh Studies in Comparative and International Education Series ; 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Notes: Includes index.

Achieving Universal Primary Education (UPE) has received considerable attention since the early 1950s. The concept of universal education is, however, not well defined and is used to mean many different things to different people. This book contains a five-year research work conducted by a group of African and Japanese researchers who have developed an equal partnership and network to review the expansion of primary education, some policies prompting the free primary education intervention, and the challenges of implementation based on the case study of two districts in four countries, namely, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda. The first part discusses issues related to administrative, financial, and perceptive issues related to UPE policies in each country case, followed by the second part that focuses on quality of education and UPE policies. The book contains various lessons learnt and implications for future education policies in developing countries.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Keiichi Ogawa and Mikiko Nishimura -- UPE in Sub-Saharan Africa / Mikiko Nishimura , Keiichi Ogawa and Daniel N. Sifuna -- UPE Policy Assessment in Ghana / Joseph Ghartey Ampiah and Shoko Yamada -- UPE Policy Assessment in Kenya / Daniel N. Sifuna and Nobuhide Sawamura -- UPE Policy Assessment in Malawi / Joseph Chimombo , Demis Kunje and Keiichi Ogawa -- UPE Policy Assessment in Uganda / Albert Byamugisha and Mikiko Nishimura -- UPE Policy across Sub-Saharan Africa / Mikiko Nishimura and Keiichi Ogawa -- UPE Policy and Quality of Education in Ghana / Joseph Ghartey Ampiah and Shoko Yamada -- UPE Policy and Quality of Education in Kenya / Daniel N. Sifuna , Nobuhide Sawamura , Kentaro Shimada and Francis Likoye Malenya -- UPE Policy and Quality of Education in Malawi / Demis Kunje , Joseph Chimombo and Keiichi Ogawa -- UPE Policy and Quality of Education in Uganda / Albert Byamugisha , Keiichi Ogawa and Mikiko Nishimura -- An Input and Output Analysis of Primary Education in Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda / Keiichi Ogawa , Kentaro Shimada and Mikiko Nishimura -- Quality of Education under UPE Policy across Sub-Saharan Africa / Keiichi Ogawa and Mikiko Nishimura -- Notes on Contributors / Keiichi Ogawa and Mikiko Nishimura -- Index / Keiichi Ogawa and Mikiko Nishimura.