• Login
    View Item 
    •   Mak IR Home
    • Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
    • Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
    • View Item
    •   Mak IR Home
    • Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
    • Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Improving Girls' access to secondary schooling

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    barungi-eprc-res.pdf (1.168Mb)
    Date
    2013-06-11
    Author
    Mildred, Barungi
    Ibrahim, Kasirye
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Despite the successful implementation of the Universal Secondary Education policy in Uganda in 2007, overall secondary school enrolments have remained low, especially for girls. Among other reasons, high cost of schooling is cited as the major constraint limiting access to secondary education. Uganda’s National Development Plan proposes to attain gender equity in secondary school enrolments through the provision of bursaries/stipends to poor girls to enable them attend school. In this study, we examine the potential impacts of this policy proposal (policy I) and compare it with the alternative of providing free transport on top of the stipends (policy II). The findings indicate that both policy proposals would generate net benefits to society but more benefits would accrue to provision of tuition stipends only. Compared to policy II, policy I is more cost effective and therefore the preferred policy option. Key words: Girls’ secondary school enrolment, policy options
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10570/3970
    Collections
    • Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)

    DSpace 5.8 copyright © Makerere University 
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV
     

     

    Browse

    All of Mak IRCommunities & CollectionsTitlesAuthorsBy AdvisorBy Issue DateSubjectsBy TypeThis CollectionTitlesAuthorsBy AdvisorBy Issue DateSubjectsBy Type

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    DSpace 5.8 copyright © Makerere University 
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV