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Making real the dream of education for all through open schooling and open universities in Ghana
Tagoe, M A.

PublishedDecember 2014
JournalSAGE Open
Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 1-12
CountryGhana, Africa

ABSTRACT
Although the last three decades have witnessed astronomical increases in enrollment in basic education, the challenges of access, equity, and quality continue to confront countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, education sector policies and reforms have been unable to deal with low transition rates from primary to junior high schools, from junior high schools to senior high schools, and from senior high schools to tertiary level. Children and young students who are unable to continue fail to reenter because of the absence of complementary or alternative pathways. The old paradigm of physical expansion continues to dominate policies of access. Although several developed and developing countries have used open schooling and open universities to widen access, the success of these programs has been found on strong policies, commitment of government, and huge investment in technology. Indeed, the future lies with open schooling and open universities.

Keywords education for all · education reforms · open schooling · open universities · out-of-school youth

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DOI10.1177/2158244014559022
URLhttp://sgo.sagepub.com/content/4/4/2158244014559022.abstract
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