This paper analyses whether the conditions required in appointment of teachers into leadership positions in schools are met by both male and female teachers, and the perception of various education stakeholders towards ...

We identify the impact of the 2003 Kenyan Free Primary Education (FPE) programme on gender imbalances in the number of students graduating from primary school and achievement on the primary school exit examination. Our ...

In 2000, the international community promised to provide every child with a primary education by 2015. Unfortunately this goal hasn’t been met. In Kenya, significant progress has been made toward expanding access to both ...

This study aimed at finding out the effects of the type of school attended on male and female students, academic performance in Kenya. The study sought to explore the influence of the different male and female students’ ...

In Kenya, educational enrollment rates increased significantly after 2003, when primary education became free of charge. Unfortunately, approximately one million school-aged children are still not enrolled in school. Earlier ...

Countries world over have endeavored to achieve gender equality in education given that education is central in empowering people and propelling national growth and development. Kenya, in its efforts to ...

According to the requirements of the educational millennium development goals, countries are supposed to ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike complete a full course of primary education and eliminate ...

Studies on gender and education in Kenya have portrayed girls and women as passive victims of the patriarchal structures of family and school that reflect gender relations within a macro-system that defines femininity and ...

Every child has the right to quality education and good health care. The government of Kenya introduced Free Primary Education to ensure all school aged children acquire basic education. Despite ...