Free Primary Education in Malawi: The Practice of Global Policy in Aid-dependent States

2005 ◽  
pp. 125-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy O’Gara Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
Free Primary Education

Access, Sorting, and Achievement: The Short-Run Effects of Free Primary Education in Kenya

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 226-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne M Lucas ◽  
Isaac M Mbiti
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Private School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
School Entry ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
Free Primary Education ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Impact

We examine the impact of the Kenyan Free Primary Education program on student participation, sorting, and achievement on the primary school exit examination. Exploiting variation in pre-program dropout rates between districts, we find that the program increased the number of students who completed primary school, spurred private school entry, and increased access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We argue that the program was welfare enhancing as it promoted educational access without substantially reducing the test scores of students who would have been in school in the absence of the program. (JEL H52, I21, I28, O15)

scholarly journals Free Primary Education and Implementation in Kenya

SAGE Open ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401557148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benta A. Abuya ◽  
Kassahun Admassu ◽  
Moses Ngware ◽  
Elijah O. Onsomu ◽  
Moses Oketch
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Free Primary Education

Broken Promises: Constitutional Litigation for Free Primary Education in Swaziland

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-442
Author(s):  
Ann Skelton ◽  
Serges Djoyou Kamga
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Original Order ◽  
Free Primary Education ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Subsequent Application ◽  
The Right

AbstractSwaziland's Constitution of 2005 promised that every Swazi child would have the right to free primary school education, within three years of the constitution coming into operation. That date having passed, a civil society group took the matter to court. The case initially fared well, but in a subsequent application for performance on the original order, the court balked at making an immediately enforceable order, citing lack of resources as an obstacle. That approach was upheld by the Supreme Court. This article examines the courts’ pronouncements within the Swazi constitutional context. It discusses judicial deference, avoidance and pragmatism. Swaziland's free primary education judgments are compared with those of courts in South Africa. The remedial orders of those courts demonstrate that, although educational goods and services cannot be delivered overnight, creativity and oversight by the courts can ensure that an immediate start is made towards delivering on the constitutional promise.

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