Urban poverty and education. A systematic literature review

M Silva-Laya, N D'Angelo, E García, L Zúñiga… - Educational Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
This systematic literature review seeks to provide information on the limitations and
opportunities faced by the urban poor in leveraging the potential benefits of education. The …

Assessing the phenomenon of out‐of‐school children in Nigeria: Issues, gaps and recommendations

C Nwoke, S Oyiga, L Cochrane - Review of Education, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since the 1950s, the Nigerian government has undertaken various reforms and
assessments to improve educational planning and delivery. Schemes and legal frameworks …

Education research in sub-Saharan Africa: Quality, visibility, and agendas

R Mitchell, P Rose, S Asare - Comparative Education …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
This article combines large-scale bibliometric analysis of publications on education by
researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa with researchers' accounts of their priorities and …

Perspectives of dropped-out children on their dropping out from public secondary schools in rural Pakistan

AW Mughal, J Aldridge, M Monaghan - International Journal of Educational …, 2019 - Elsevier
The world can only meet prescribed educational targets of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) if all boys and girls complete free, equitable and quality primary and …

Secondary school students who drop out of school in rural Pakistan: The perspectives of fathers

AW Mughal - Educational Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The problem of students dropping out of school is one of the barriers to
improving educational outcomes in poor and developing countries. Purpose: This small …

“I failed, no matter how hard I tried”: A mixed-methods study of the role of achievement in primary school dropout in rural Kenya

SS Zuilkowski, MCH Jukes, MM Dubeck - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Initial access to school is nearly universal in Kenya, but many children who enroll drop out
before completing primary school. In this mixed-methods study, we use quantitative data …

'He is the one who is providing you with everything so whatever he says is what you do': A Qualitative Study on Factors Affecting Secondary Schoolgirls' Dropout in …

K Oruko, E Nyothach, E Zielinski-Gutierrez, L Mason… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Education is an effective way to improve girls' self-worth, health, and productivity; however
there remains a gender gap between girls' and boys' completion of school. The literature …

A systematic review of the literature on the causes of early school leaving in Africa and Asia

MSM Momo, SJ Cabus, K De Witte… - Review of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper systematically reviews the literature on the causes of leaving school early in
Africa and Asia. Despite the improvement in primary school enrolment in the developing …

Free primary education and implementation in Kenya: The role of primary school teachers in addressing the policy gap

BA Abuya, K Admassu, M Ngware, EO Onsomu… - Sage …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Free primary education policy has substantially increased school enrollment rates in Sub-
Saharan African countries. The success and sustainability depend on teachers' perception …

A multilevel analysis of educational transition rates at secondary level in sub-Saharan Africa

M Delprato, A Farieta - PROSPECTS, 2024 - Springer
Estimates show that, in 2019, only 41 per cent of students completed lower secondary and
28 per cent upper secondary education in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region (UNESCO,) …