Can Free Primary Education Meet the Needs of the Poor?: Evidence from Malawi

Autor/inn/en	Kadzamira, Esme; Rose, Pauline
Titel	Can Free Primary Education Meet the Needs of the Poor?: Evidence from Malawi
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 23 (2003) 5, S.501-516 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/S0738-0593(03)00026-9
Schlagwörter	Poverty; Elementary Education; Elections; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Enrollment; Relevance (Education); Educational Quality; Educational Development; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Elementarunterricht; Election; Wahl; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Einschulung; Relevance; Relevanz; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsentwicklung
Abstract	Following elections in 1994, the Government of Malawi embarked on an ambitious programme of free primary education (FPE), resulting in a dramatic increase in enrolment. The paper argues that the policy did not sufficiently consider the ways in which direct and indirect costs of schooling continue to be prohibitive for some households, or the effects that the expansion would have on quality. The relevance of education for the majority of children who receive only a few years of primary schooling is also questioned. The paper suggests that FPE might not be contributing to the achievement of poverty alleviation goals, as intended. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10