ERIC Number: EJ927492
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
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Free Primary Education Policy and Pupil School Mobility in Urban Kenya
Oketch, Moses; Mutisya, Maurice; Ngware, Moses; Ezeh, Alex C.; Epari, Charles
International Journal of Educational Research, v49 n6 p173-183 2010
This paper examines pupil school mobility in urban Kenya using African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) household survey data which contain information on pupil transfers between schools. The aim is to identify which school characteristics attract the greatest demand for incoming transfers. The analysis reveals that there are frequent transfers in the slums than in the non-slum settlements; that transfer are in favour of private schools; and that quality is the main motivation for the transfers. Quality schools are perceived to have good discipline and better teacher performance. Given these results, should the Kenya government recognise the "low cost" schools found in the slums which serve nearly half of the pupils and devise mechanisms of funding them? (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Private Schools, Elementary School Students, Slums, Foreign Countries, Low Income Groups, Student Characteristics, Student Mobility, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya
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