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Direct linkMfum-Mensah, Obed – Curriculum Inquiry, 2009
Complementary education programs have emerged as a useful tool for addressing the educational needs of marginalized communities in the developing world. The literature attributes the success of these complementary education programs to innovative school organization, curriculum development, and community participation. This article is based on a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Community Involvement, Ethnography
Mfum-Mensah, Obed – International Journal of Educational Development, 2003
This paper is an investigation of the impact of the Shepherd School Program, a non-formal basic education program implemented in seven pastoral communities in northern Ghana. The paper argues that non-formal basic education programs can have an important impact on the educational development of a community. However, for this to be possible, the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Development, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Download full textMfum-Mensah, Obed – 2002
A study assessed the impact of the Shepherd School program, a nonformal basic education program in rural northern Ghana implemented by a nongovernmental organization. Data were gathered through observation; document analysis; and interviews with 42 children, parents, community members, chiefs, school staff, NGO members, and assemblymen in 2…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Community Involvement, Developing Nations
