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Summary: The aims of the study are two-fold: to
examine the causes of low
participation, persistence and
performance of girls in primary
schools, both absolutely, and relative
to boys.An output of the Gender and Primary Schooling in Africa Programme.
Also available in French
The aims of the study are two-fold: to examine the causes of low
participation, persistence and performance of girls in primary
schools, both absolutely, and relative to boys; to identify the most
promising policy choices facing states which wish seriously to
universalise the enrolment of all children at primary level, and to
investigate the resource implications of such alternative policies.
The Report is based upon an extensive period of fieldwork between
August 1995 and February 1996, which included surveys of, and group
discussions with, schools personnel, pupils and parents, as well as
those who had dropped out of school or who never enrolled. These
surveys, supplemented by a review and synthesis of earlier work on
gender and education, were designed to identify the main constraints
affecting the education of girls and boys in Guinea. In addition, the
team collected and analysed a large amount of contextual information
on enrolment trends, educational indicators, costs and expenditures
which have been used in the Report to identify the main policy
options faced by the government, and to specify the cost and resource
implications of alternative policy measures.
Owner: Mercy Tembon, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Djenabou Barry and Alpha Aliou Barry