The Issue of Poverty in the Provision of Quality Education in Kenyan Secondary Schools

Autor/in	Mualuko, Ndiku J.
Titel	The Issue of Poverty in the Provision of Quality Education in Kenyan Secondary Schools
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 2 (2007) 7, S.157-164 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Poverty; Living Standards; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Social Services; Secondary Schools; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Lebensstandard; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Sekundarschule; Kenia
Abstract	Poverty which can be defined in terms of extreme, moderate and relative poverty is a threat to existence of humanity in modern times especially in the developing world. Worst hit are countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The millennium development agenda set to reduce poverty by a half by the year 2015. This expresses the global commitment in ensuring the living standards of mankind. In Kenya the wish to alleviate poverty has been articulated since independence through various sessional papers, commissions, taskforces and development plans. Several proposals have been made in these documents on how to reduce poverty. However, the challenges of poverty still abound in Kenya. These challenges threaten provision of social services among majority of Kenyans who total about 56%. One of the basic social services which is highly threatened is the provision of quality education. This paper articulates the issue of poverty in provision of quality education. Causes, characteristics, and effects of poverty in Kenya are discussed. Indicators of quality education are discussed along with the government's efforts to reduce poverty and realize provision of education to most of the deserving citizens. Conclusions are drawn from the discussions and recommendation made on how best to address the affects of poverty in the provision of quality education. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10