Rose, P;
Sabates, R;
Delprato, M;
Alcott, B;
(2022)
Targeted and multidimensional approaches to overcome inequalities in secondary education for adolescent girls: The impact of the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED)’s programme in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Comparative Education Review
, 66
(4)
pp. 573-812.
10.1086/721849.
Preview |
Text
Alcott_721849.pdf Download (1MB) | Preview |
Abstract
In many low- and lower-middle-income countries, key barriers to girls’ secondary school access and learning include poverty, school inaccessibility, poor school quality, and lack of gender-sensitive practices in the classroom. The nongovernmental organization, Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), provides a range of financial, pedagogical, and community-supported interventions aimed at removing these barriers in government secondary schools in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Using longitudinal data, we adopt quasi-experimental methods to examine the impact of the CAMFED program on reducing secondary school dropout and improving test scores in English and mathematics. Results suggest that the CAMFED program has a significant effect on both improving access and learning for the most disadvantaged adolescent girls. However, low-performing learners remain particularly at risk of dropout, necessitating further consideration and support for these girls.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Targeted and multidimensional approaches to overcome inequalities in secondary education for adolescent girls: The impact of the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED)’s programme in Tanzania and Zimbabwe |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1086/721849 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1086/721849 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139817 |
Loading...
Loading...Loading...Loading...Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
