Low cost private schools for the poor: What public policy is appropriate?

摘要: Abstract Recent attention has focused on the existence of non-government schools that cater to children from low-income families. These can now be found in majority developing countries, many which have a prescribed public policy provide free education. This raises question, why would family choose send child fee-paying school if place were available? paper will report case studies low-fee Jamaica, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Indonesia and Pakistan assess reasons for their increased demand. In past, some argued development assistance agencies should limit sector. Others sector is inadequate ways failed its ambitions minimum quality every child. consider what toward low-cost private schools, including seek assist low middle income countries as well appropriate national local governments. The conclude with several recommendations. One recommendation although families attend they continue citizens; hence not excluded poverty strategies. A second expand government statistical functions so are regularly included calculations enrollment rates. Lastly, does recommend voucher or other program publically financed choice grounds remain main conduit schooling. It does, however, raise questions limits delivering high schooling whether these more candidly acknowledged.