Assessing the Impact of Free Primary Education Using Retrospective and Prospective Data: Lessons from the Nairobi Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Oketch, Moses; Ezeh, Alex Chika; Mutisya, Maurice; Ejakait, Charles Epari
Titel	Assessing the Impact of Free Primary Education Using Retrospective and Prospective Data: Lessons from the Nairobi Case Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 35 (2012) 1, S.71-92 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1743-727X
DOI	10.1080/1743727X.2012.666717
Schlagwörter	Public Education; Elementary Education; Educational Policy; Outcomes of Education; Urban Youth; Slums; Disadvantaged Youth; Economically Disadvantaged; Enrollment Trends; Dropout Rate; Influences; Attendance; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Longitudinal Studies; Surveys; Outcome Measures; Kenya (Nairobi) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Erziehung; Elementarunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Slum; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Anwesenheit; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	This paper describes the design and methodology used to assess the impact of free primary education (FPE) policy in Nairobi, Kenya. The key outcome of the study was to assess the impact of FPE on schooling outcomes among the urban poor. The study assesses the impact of FPE by examining how two non-comparable groups responded to the introduction of the policy. Retrospective data were collected for 2000-2004, while prospective data has been collected annually since 2005. This household survey has created both cross-sectional and longitudinal data sets. This provided an opportunity to assess factors, other than lack of fees, which associate with school enrolment and retention. The strength of this paper is in demonstrating how survey design can be utilized to assess the impact of a public policy between different population groups. Based on the design and methodology used in this Nairobi case study, the paper provides lessons on how to utilize household surveys to assess policy impacts. (Contains 2 figures, 1 table, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10