The International Monetary Fund, Structural Adjustment, and Infant Mortality: A Cross-National Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie L. Shandra ◽  
John M. Shandra ◽  
Bruce London
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
The International Monetary Fund ◽  
Cross National

scholarly journals The impacts of retention, expenditures, and class size on primary school completion in Sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-national analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Richard Ruff
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
School Completion ◽  
Free Primary Education ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Expenditure Increase ◽  
National Analysis ◽  
Cross National

Education in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasingly viewed as a means of emancipation, acting as a transformative project for social mobility. Developing nations have subsequently pursued policies designed to increase access to education and improve upon student outcomes, such as universal or free primary education. In this study, direct and indirect precursors to primary school completion in Sub-Saharan Africa are considered using cross-national data collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Path analysis results show that imbalanced pupil-teacher ratios and high student retention rates are negatively associated with primary school completion. Additionally, the positive relationship between expenditure increase and completion rates is mediated by a negative contribution to pupil-teacher ratios. Results are compared with existing production function research on varied educational inputs and student success.

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