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Direct linkGove, Amber; Habib, Samir; Piper, Benjamin; Ralaingita, Wendi – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
This article reviews the development of the Early Grade Reading and Mathematics Assessments (EGRA and EGMA), which are locally tailored, timely assessments designed to directly inform policy and instruction for learning improvement, particularly for countries on the lower end of the income spectrum. The history of the design and implementation of…
Descriptors: International Programs, Measurement, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests
Tooley, James; Dixon, Pauline; Stanfield, James – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2008
Free primary education (FPE) is widely assumed to be required to ensure that the poor gain enrolment. After the introduction of FPE (from January 2003) in Kenyan schools, huge increases in enrolment were officially reported. However, our research, conducted 10 months after the introduction of FPE in and around the informal settlement of Kibera,…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Private Sector, Primary Education, Focus Groups
Mukudi, Edith – International Journal of Educational Development, 2004
The economic and sociopolitical context for implementing education for all (EFA) policy in Kenya is examined. The policy absolving households from the responsibility of paying user fees for primary education leads to a focus on the capacity of the government to fully fund universal primary education. Funding constraints are identified as the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Educational Policy, Primary Education
