An evaluation of the Free Senior High School Policy in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorKuyini, A.B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-19T15:30:01Z
dc.date.available2022-01-19T15:30:01Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBased on 65 interviews and secondary information, this study evaluated the programme, process and political dimensions of the Ghana Free Senior High School Education (SHS) Policy. The evidence from the data showed that the programme and its political dimensions were emphasised to the neglect of the process dimension. Effectiveness, one of the criteria in the programme dimension, was somewhat stressed. The remaining five criteria, including Equity, efficiency and responsiveness, were ignored. Overall, the political dimension was the most popular focus given that the introduction of the policy itself had been positively welcomed and this served to bolster confidence in the political regime as a whole. Some of the five stages of the process dimension, e.g. agenda setting and formulation, were poorly executed or were skipped, and implementation was fraught with challenges, such as inadequate funding and limited space. Implications in relation to the Multiple Streams Model, policy success/failure theory and the political settlement framework are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2020.1789066
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/37717
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectFee-freeen_US
dc.subjectsecondary educationen_US
dc.subjectprogrammeen_US
dc.subjectprocessen_US
dc.subjectpoliticalen_US
dc.subjectevaluationen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.titleAn evaluation of the Free Senior High School Policy in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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