Public investment and the goal of providing universal access to primary education by 2015 in Kenya

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-253

  Omwami, Edith Mukudi ^a   Omwami, Raymond K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative education; Demand for schooling; Educational economics; Educational finance; Educational policy; Enrolment projection

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; INVESTMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

KENYA;

EID: 77649187455     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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