Crossing the Threshold from being enrolled to being out of School in Southern Ghana: Implications for Policy

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Country:
Ghana
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Education
Authors:
Buxton, C.

Abstract

Nutrition has a significant effect on the age of enrolment of children in the two districts studied. Malnourished (stunted/underweight) children enrolled late in school, which leads to problems with overage in grade which is a major issue for meaningful access and educational outcome in Ghana.

Citation

Presentation to joint RPC conference, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 27-28 September 2010. 11 pp.

Crossing the Threshold from being enrolled to being out of School in Southern Ghana: Implications for Policy

Published 1 January 2010
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