Access to Primary Education in Sierra Leone: the perceived gap between policy and practice, and the role of religious affiliation and British aid

dc.creator	Mikako Nishimuko
dc.date	2006-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:25:24Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:25:24Z
dc.identifier	1477-5557
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b38b21d4371345209ab26c24536434fc
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21404
dc.description	This research paper is based on my PhD pilot study, in which I examined issues of access to primary education in Sierra Leone and its partnership with Britain. Prior to the fieldwork, I piloted a questionnaire with parents aiming to investigate the difficulties which underlie regular access to schooling in Sierra Leone. In the country, religious affiliation crucially informs patterns of education provision. I hypothesised that religion had a strong connection to how education was perceived and accessed in Sierra Leone. This short article presents the results of the pilot study and focuses on two issues: 1) parents’ perception of the role and influence of main stream religions in the country, Christianity and Islam, and 2) whether British aid is viewed as having played a significant role in alleviating the financial burdens and therefore widening access and participation in education.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute of Education, University of London
dc.relation	http://www.educatejournal.org/index.php?journal=educate&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=84
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1477-5557
dc.source	Educate~, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 32-41 (2006)
dc.subject	Primary schooling
dc.subject	education for all, religious tolerance, poverty, British aid
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Access to Primary Education in Sierra Leone: the perceived gap between policy and practice, and the role of religious affiliation and British aid
dc.type	article