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Access to Basic Education in Ghana: The Evidence and the Issues - Country Analytic Report

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Document Source: 
Consortium for Research on Education Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE)
Document Type: 
paper
Publication Date: 
Jun, 2007
Author: 
Akyeampong, K., Djangmah, J., Oduro, A., Seidu, A. & Hunt, F.
Language: 
English
Review of education development in Ghana

The current basic education structure and curriculum in Ghana has its roots in the country’s colonial past. The authors synthesize analysis of evidence on access to basic education in Ghana and use this as a basis for outlining areas that need further research.

The authors assess the impact of past and present policies on basic education on expanding access and offer a number of recommendations for further research on access as well as issues for policy reformulation. The report:

  • Investigates the evolution of access to basic education in Ghana;
  • Analyzes basic education policies and practices to assess their effect on access to basic education;
  • Examines conditions and factors that underpin access as a process and an outcome;
  • Reviews recent empirical and secondary analysis studies on access to basic education;
  • Maps out key challenges to expanding access;
  • Provides preliminary policy recommendations;
  • Identifies specific issues, themes, and agendas for further research in Ghana.