Democratic Education Only for Some: Secondary Schooling in Northern Uganda

Action for Democratic Education

A subtle, yet noticeable, shift is occurring in recent debates over the reform of public schooling. In response to the reform reports of 1983 which stressed the need for schools to prepare workers, more recent reports have instead focused upon the preparation of citizens—in particular, the preparation of democratic citizens.* This new wave of proposals echoes a traditional resistance against th...

Democratic Schooling: Toward a Renewed End-in-View

American political leaders and editorial pundits routinely decry the demise of democratic life in the nation. Voting, at all levels, remains at abysmally low levels. Public rhetoric routinely is shrill, often unseemly; it lacks civility. Political discourse in such an environment is clearly impoverished. Combatants for public attention and approval war over visions of the public good. They stan...

The Impact of Food for Education Programs on School Participation in Northern Uganda∗

There is a general consensus that Food for Education (FFE) programs increase primary school participation. Although this view is widely held, there is limited causal evidence to support it, making it difficult to anticipate the size of expected impacts. Moreover, little is known about how the design of FFE programs affects schooling outcomes. This paper presents evidence of the impacts of alter...

External Evaluation of the Trust Fund for Victims Programmes in Northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Measuring the education gap in primary and secondary schooling in Pakistan.

The aim of this study was to examine the changes and differences by gender and urban/rural status in primary and secondary school enrollment, school utilization, and continuation ratios in Pakistan between 1975 and 1985. The government in its 5-year plans had targeted increases in school enrollment which were not met. Progress has been slow and nearly 50% of school-age children do not attend ...