Three types of privatisation are identified—involving demand‐side financing, reforms to the
educational supply‐side and de facto privatisation, where responsibilities are transferred to …

This paper informs debates about the potential role for low-fee private schooling in
achieving Education for All goals in India. It reports Young Lives' longitudinal data for two …

Low-cost private schools (LCPS) are widespread in Kenya, particularly in urban areas. This
study examines the reasons that parents send children to fee-charging schools in a context …

This paper investigates how teaching quality impacts students' outcomes in public and low
fee charging private schools in India. Drawing on Young Lives longitudinal study, students in …

Over the last decade the unregulated private school sector in India has been the target of
advocacy groups that are projecting budget/low fee schools as a cost-efficient and equitable …

This paper explores gender inequality within households in the decision of private versus
government school choice in India. Using a three-period longitudinal dataset on rural …

In recent years, there has been major growth in low-cost or affordable private schooling in
South Asia. This has applied in both urban and rural areas. In Pakistan, some 25%–33% of …

Tooley, Dixon and Gomathi maintain that private unrecognised unaided schools in
Hyderabad, India, catering for children of the poor, provide a better level of education than …

The growth and increasing popularity of 'low-fee'private schooling across many parts of India
has attracted much research and policy attention. This paper broadens the discussion by …

This is a clear introduction to the methodological and philosophical debates in the field of
education research. It sets out the key ideas, questions, and dilemmas which inform all …