School enrollment among urban non-slum, slum and rural children in Kenya: Is the urban advantage eroding?

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 471-482

  Mugisha, Frederick ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Education; Informal settlement; Kenya; Nairobi; Quality; Schooling; Slum; Urban

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33746875992     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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