State Limitations, Self-Help Secondary Schooling, and Development in Kenya

Theories of Third World education offer different views on the role and strength of the state, and several scholars argue that Third World states are too weak and “fragile” to implement development programs for education, health, and other areas. This case study of Kenya examines the national educat...

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Published in:Social forces 1993-12, Vol.72 (2), p.347-378
Main Author: Bradshaw, York W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
Central government
Child Health
Children
Community Schools
Developing Countries
Development
Economic Development
Education
Education systems
Education, Secondary
Educational Systems
Employment
Enrollment Rate
Factors
Foreign Countries
Government
Infant Mortality
Kenya
Malaria
Mortality
National development
Private Schools
Public Schools
Quality of Life
Rural Development
Schooling
Secondary Education
Secondary Schools
Self-help
Selfhelp
Social aspects
Social Development
Socio-economic development
State
Third World
Womens studies
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Summary:Theories of Third World education offer different views on the role and strength of the state, and several scholars argue that Third World states are too weak and “fragile” to implement development programs for education, health, and other areas. This case study of Kenya examines the national education structure and its relationship to different types of development The analysis (based on detailed district-level data) shows that government-sponsored education is not extensive enough to affect comprehensive national development By contrast, nongovernment “self-help” secondary education is strongly associated with lower child mortality and other types of development Local communities pool their financial and labor resources to build and operate secondary schools, efforts that are sometimes organized around ethnicity. However, self-help efforts are not as effective in eradicating tropical disease or other serious health problems, which require substantial technology and financial resources.
ISSN:0037-7732
1534-7605
DOI:10.1093/sf/72.2.347