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Gendered School Experiences: The Impact on Retention and Achievement in Botswana and Ghana

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  • Kutor, Nick
  • Dunne, Mairead
  • Leach, Fiona
  • Chilisa, Bagele
  • Maundeni, Tapologo
  • Tabulawa, Richard
  • Forde, Linda Dzama
  • Asamoah, Alex

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  • Kutor, Nick & Dunne, Mairead & Leach, Fiona & Chilisa, Bagele & Maundeni, Tapologo & Tabulawa, Richard & Forde, Linda Dzama & Asamoah, Alex, 2005. "Gendered School Experiences: The Impact on Retention and Achievement in Botswana and Ghana," Education Research Papers 12856, Department for International Development (DFID) (UK).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:dfider:12856
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.12856
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    2. Odaga, A. & Heneveld, W., 1995. "Girls and Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa. From Analysis to Action," Papers 298, World Bank - Technical Papers.
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    2. World Bank, 2010. "Education in Ghana : Improving Equity, Efficiency and Accountability of Education Service Delivery," World Bank Publications - Reports 3012, The World Bank Group.
    3. Ziblim Abukari, 2018. "“Not Giving Up†: Ghanaian Students’ Perspectives on Resilience, Risk, and Academic Achievement," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(4), pages 21582440188, December.
    4. Chowa, Gina A.N. & Masa, Rainier D. & Ramos, Yalitza & Ansong, David, 2015. "How do student and school characteristics influence youth academic achievement in Ghana? A hierarchical linear modeling of Ghana YouthSave baseline data," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 129-140.
    5. Quang Trieu & Rukmalie Jayakody, 2019. "Ethnic Minority Educational Success: Understanding Accomplishments in Challenging Settings," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 145(2), pages 663-701, September.
    6. Humphreys, Sara & Moses, Dauda & Kaibo, Jiddere & Dunne, Máiréad, 2015. "Counted in and being out: Fluctuations in primary school and classroom attendance in northern Nigeria," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 134-143.
    7. Leach, Fiona, 2006. "Researching gender violence in schools: Methodological and ethical considerations," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(6), pages 1129-1147, June.
    8. Ziblim Abukari & Ahmed Bawa Kuyini & Abdulai Kuyini Mohammed, 2015. "Education and Health Care Policies in Ghana," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(4), pages 21582440156, October.
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    10. Mairead Dunne & Ricardo Sabates & Cynthia Bosumtwi-Sam & Andrew Owusu, 2013. "Peer Relations, Violence and School Attendance: Analyses of Bullying in Senior High Schools in Ghana," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(2), pages 285-300, February.

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