LEADER 02630oam 2200529I 450 001 9910154989003321 005 20230126214830.0 010 $a1-351-95281-1 010 $a1-315-26069-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315260693 035 $a(CKB)3710000000965663 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4758240 035 $a(OCoLC)973034050 035 $a(BIP)63372812 035 $a(BIP)6772905 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000965663 100 $a20180706e20162000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aChallenges of primary education in developing countries $einsights from Kenya /$fPaul P.W. Achola, Vijayan K. Pillai 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (194 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aFirst published 2000 by Ashgate Publishing. 311 08$a1-84014-889-6 311 08$a1-351-95282-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Research on wastage in Kenya -- 3. Primary school wastage among special groups -- 4. A design for investigating wastage -- 5. Extent and perceived causes of wastage -- 6. Identified solutions for each component of wastage -- 7. Profiles of selected initiatives to reduce wastage -- 8. Impact of selected initiatives on wastage -- 9. Wastage in develping countries : insights from Kenya. 330 $aPaul P.W. Achola and Vijayan K. Pillai address factors associated with wastage in primary school education and the solutions to ameliorate low participation in primary education. The book provides an examination of the factors associated with wastage, exploring the interconnectedness of non-enrollment, repetition and dropout. The authors demonstrate that reducing poverty through empowerment programs and citizen participation in school decisions are critical to improving primary school participation. 606 $aSchool enrollment$xSocial aspects$zKenya 606 $aElementary school dropouts$zKenya$xSocial conditions 606 $aGrade repetition$xSocial aspects$zKenya 615 0$aSchool enrollment$xSocial aspects 615 0$aElementary school dropouts$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aGrade repetition$xSocial aspects 676 $a371.219 700 $aAchola$b Paul Pius Waw.$0982010 701 $aPillai$b Vijayan K$0982011 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154989003321 996 $aChallenges of primary education in developing countries$92241183 997 $aUNINA