The purpose of this study was to assess how Ghana's educational system is promoting educational equity. In terms of data collection, the study relied on secondary sources whilst Scott's goals of educational equity served as the theoretical basis for data analysis. The results show marked disparities in Ghana's educational system that manifest in…

Based on 65 interviews and secondary information, this study evaluated the programme, process and political dimensions of the Ghana Free Senior High School Education (SHS) Policy. The evidence from the data showed that the programme and its political dimensions were emphasised to the neglect of the process dimension. Effectiveness, one of the…

This case study of a Ghanaian rural school district uses a community-based participatory action research to engage with municipal officials, a rural community, and its local school participants to codesign culturally sustainable education strategies. The study triangulated community meeting discussion, interviews, field notes and document analysis…

Malawi and Ghana are among the numerous Sub-Saharan Africa countries that have in recent years introduced Free Primary Education (FPE) policy as a means to realizing the 2015 Education for All and Millennium Development Goals international targets. The introduction of FPE policy is, however, a huge challenge for any national government that has…

Do patterns of access to "elite" institutions in developing nations become more or less restricted and biased toward high-status population groups as the educational system expands? This article addresses this question through careful examination of the social background characteristics of Ghanian secondary students in 1961 and 1974.…