Do Girls' Scholarship Programs Work? Evidence from Two Countries

Autor/inn/en	Chapman, David W.; Mushlin, Sarah
Titel	Do Girls' Scholarship Programs Work? Evidence from Two Countries
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 28 (2008) 4, S.460-472 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.01.001
Schlagwörter	Field Studies; Awards; Females; Foreign Countries; Scholarships; Educational Finance; Access to Education; Developing Nations; Academic Persistence; Fees; Student Costs; Educational Environment; Social Problems; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Educational Development; Antisocial Behavior; Sierra Leone + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Praxisforschung; Award; Auszeichnung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Scholarship; Stipendium; Bildungsfonds; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Studienkosten; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Bildungsentwicklung
Abstract	This study examined the extent that a scholarship program operating in Sierra Leone and Djibouti was successful in increasing girls' persistence in basic education. Results of field studies indicated that scholarships could be appropriately targeted and delivered in ways that appear to minimize misappropriation of funds. However, the scholarships often created significant tensions between award recipients and non-recipients and among their families that frequently isolated recipient girls and led to their harassment by non-recipients. These findings are interpreted within the context of the larger debate about the relative merit of abolishing school fees for all students or targeting scholarships for only the neediest students. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10