Are New Secondary Schools Built Where They are Needed Most in Uganda? Comparing Catholic with Public and Other Private Schools

Low income countries in sub-Saharan Africa are confronted with a major challenge in terms of expanding access to secondary education. This is also the case in Uganda. This article considers two questions. First, where should new secondary schools be built if the aim is to reduce geographic dispariti...

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Published in:The review of faith & international affairs
Main Author: Wodon, Quentin 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2020]
In: The review of faith & international affairs
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
CF Christianity and Science
CH Christianity and Society
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B faith-based schools
B lower secondary education
B Catholic Schools
B Poverty
B Africa
B Uganda
B school construction
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Summary:Low income countries in sub-Saharan Africa are confronted with a major challenge in terms of expanding access to secondary education. This is also the case in Uganda. This article considers two questions. First, where should new secondary schools be built if the aim is to reduce geographic disparities in access? Second, have new schools, and in particular faith-based schools, been built in the areas that need schools the most? The analysis considers Catholic as well as public and other private schools. Results suggest that new schools are often not located in the areas that need them the most.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2020.1753994