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Title:A comparative analysis of the quality of primary education in Zimbabwe by school type
Author:Nyagura, L.M.ISNI
Year:1991
Periodical:Zimbabwe Journal of Educational Research (ISSN 1013-3445)
Volume:3
Issue:3
Period:November
Pages:208-224
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs., ills.
Geographic terms:Zimbabwe
Southern Africa
Subjects:primary education
education
Primary schools
Quality of education
Abstract:This study investigates differences in the quality of primary education offered by five different school types in Zimbabwe. 6927 Grade 7 pupils who wrote national examinations in 86 schools in November 1990, their teachers and heads of school participated in the study. The evidence in the study shows that there are significant differences in the quality of primary education offered by government former group A schools (Gp A), government former group B schools (Gp B), high fee paying schools (HFP), low fee paying schools (LFP), and schools in rural districts (RDC). Three levels of educational quality were identified, namely high quality education offered by HFP and Gp A schools, average quality education offered by LFP and Gp B schools, and low quality education offered by RDC schools. Major causes of these differences include differences in levels of instructional resources such as textbooks, pens and pencils, chalk and library books; differences in the number of trained and qualified teachers; large school sizes and teacher-pupil ratios in the poorly resourced schools; heavy teaching loads for teachers in the poorly resourced and administered schools; and differences in academic emphasis, especially in mathematics. A number of policy options are recommended at the end. App., bibliogr.
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