Elusive search for quality education

作者: George Odhiambo

DOI: 10.1108/09513540810883159

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摘要: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine issues quality and assurance in Kenyan schools, identify reasons why Kenya government has difficulties achieving its well documented search for education trace the process ensuring accountability teachers Kenya. This focus done under conditions significant changes policies educational restructuring.Design/methodology/approach reflections are through a review variety research analytical sources.Findings shows that government, whose approach been ambivalent paradoxical, determined teacher underlying cause poor Kenya's schools not performance per se but deeply rooted management practices other which will have change if dream be realized. evaluation teachers' work should separated from development since dependent ...

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