Private and public schooling in Ghana: A census and comparative survey

International Review of Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-415

  Tooley, James ^a   Dixon, Pauline ^a   Amuah, Isaac ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34548542008     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-007-9042-3     Document Type: Article

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