African Population and Health Research Center
Education Research Program
... public investment in the slums (that is, availability of government schools). In spite of having large populations of school-age children, the two slums (Korogocho and Viwandani) had only one school each at the time of this study. ...
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to re-examine the mother-child education achievement hypothesis, by re-examining the effect of mother's education, on math and literacy test scores of children in Kenya. Data come from the... more
One of the conundrums of free primary education (FPE) policy in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa is the ‘mushrooming’ of fee-paying private schools. Several researchers have become interested in studying this phenomenon and have... more
ABSTRACT Parental involvement in their children's schooling is in recognition that establishing the context in which a child attends school is important. Reading to Learn (RtL)was implemented in two districts of Kwale and Kinango... more
Research shows that fathers' level of education predicts achievement of both boys and girls, with significantly greater effect for... more
... democratization led to the realization that the exclusive secondary education system was leading to unsustainable ... main reason why most (33 per cent) secondary school going-age children were not ... Other contributing factors for... more
ABSTRACT Late school entry is driven by several factors, one of the key ones being the cost barrier to schooling. Policies such as free primary education (FPE) that advocate for universal coverage are therefore partly aimed at removing... more
... The Authors. Moses Waithanji Ngware, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), Nairobi, Kenya. David Kuria Wamukuru, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. Stephen Onyango Odebero, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.... more