Factors Associated with Low Achievement among Students from Nairobi's Urban Informal Neighborhoods

Autor/inn/en	Ejakait, Epari; Mutisya, Maurice; Ezeh, Alex; Oketch, Moses; Ngware, Moses
Titel	Factors Associated with Low Achievement among Students from Nairobi's Urban Informal Neighborhoods
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 46 (2011) 5, S.1056-1077 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085911400323
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Urban Areas; Primary Education; Academic Achievement; Performance Factors; Low Achievement; Elementary School Students; Predictor Variables; Sex; Neighborhoods; Place of Residence; Private Schools; Public Schools; Family Income; Socioeconomic Status; Kenya; Kenya (Nairobi) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Urban area; Stadtregion; Primarbereich; Schulleistung; Leistungsindikator; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Prädiktor; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Wohnort; Private school; Privatschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Familieneinkommen; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Kenia
Abstract	This article contributes new evidence on factors associated with low achievement among pupils in urban informal neighborhoods in Nairobi, Kenya. The authors use three different data sets to examine the effect of residence in particular neighborhoods, pupil gender, primary school type, and household socioeconomic status on pupil achievement in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination results for 2005 and 2006. Results suggest that residence in Nairobi's informal neighborhoods of Korogocho and Viwandani, enrollment in a public school, and one's gender, if female, are the strongest explanatory variables for low achievement. Policy implications from the study results are discussed. (contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10