Low-Fee Private Schools: Case Studies from Ghana

Author(s)

Corinne Brion (0000-0001-6151-525X), University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Publication Source

International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership

Abstract

This article focuses on Christian low-fee private schools (LFPSs) in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. This qualitative study uses a case study approach to longitudinally examine who these schools serve, why parents chose them, and what challenges the schools face. Findings reveal that parents choose Christian LFPSs for religious reasons and the quality of the education these schools provide. Other reasons include proximity, teacher and administrator quality, small class sizes, and extracurricular offerings. Challenges for these schools were financial and related to retaining teachers. This research is significant because Christian LFPSs have a role to play in helping Ghana’s educational system and in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

ISBN/ISSN

1555-5062

Comments

Article is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 Unported License (CC-BY-NC-SA). Permission documentation is on file.

Download here or link to article on journal website: https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2020v16n3a957

Publisher

PKP Publishing Services Network

Volume

16

Issue

3

Peer Reviewed

yes

eCommons Citation

Brion, Corinne, "Low-Fee Private Schools: Case Studies from Ghana" (2020). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 241.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/241