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Piper, Benjamin – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
If children do not learn how to read in the first few years of primary school, they at greater risk of dropping out. It is therefore crucial to identify and test interventions that have the potential of making a large impact, can be implemented quickly, and are affordable to be taken to scale by the Kenyan government. This paper presents the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Multilingualism, Skill Development
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Ohba, Asayo – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
There are growing numbers of low-cost private schools in urban informal settlements in developing countries. It has been argued that these institutions may constitute alternatives for government schools, as they are able to meet the educational needs of children in urban informal settlements. This study explores the question of whether low-cost…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools