PROVISION OF BASIC EDUCATION IN KENYA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE POOR
Title | PROVISION OF BASIC EDUCATION IN KENYA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE POOR |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Judith, A, Kasandi, S, Akumu, O |
Journal | Problems of Education in the 21st Century |
Volume | 8 |
Start Page | 46-54 |
Date Published | October/2008 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1822-7864 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 872783 |
Keywords | basic education, poverty |
Abstract | Poverty is the world’s current greatest threat to peace and stability more than terrorism and other highly published struggles. In Kenya the wish to alleviate poverty has been articulated since independence through various sessional papers, commissions, task forces and development plans. However, the proportion of Kenyans living in abject poverty continues to rise steadily as years go by. Education is widely accepted as an important exit route from poverty to social and economic advancement. That is why Kenya subscribes to the international protocol that established Education for All (EFA) in Jonitien, Thailand in 1990 and the world education forum in Dakar, Senegal in 2002. Nevertheless, optimal access to basic education continues to be elusive among the Kenyan populace due to widespread poverty and high cost of education. As a result, low enrolments, poor transition from one level of basic education to another; high dropout rates and low quality characterize the provision of basic education in Kenya. As such, poverty threatens the very means meant to reduce or eradicate it. |
URL | http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1392284279.pdf |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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