RECOUP Gh a n a :
W or k in Pr ogr e ss a n d Policy
im plica t ion s
D r . Le slie Ca se ly- H a yfor d
D ir e ct or
Associa t e s for Ch a n ge , Gh a n a
Presented at RECOUP/ EdQual Mid-term Conference on Educational Quality and
Outcomes. 9-10th March, 2009, University of Ghana
March 9, 2009
Goals and vision of RECOUP
“ To st udy t he m echanism s t hat drive t he cycle
of deprivat ion and t o ident ify t he policies
needed t o ensure t hat educat ional out com es
benefit t he disadvant aged.”
Support policy m akers wit h t im ely research
out put s in relevant areas..
Goals of t he Conference
To share wit h policy m akers, DPs and ot her
st akeholders t he key result s, out put s and
findings of RECOUP and EdQuall;
To receive feedback and engage on t he
findings ( validit y, reliabilit y, m et hodological
rigor; relevance and policy im plicat ions)
To provide an opport unit y t o net work, forge
linkages;
To view t he research out com es across t wo
research consort ium ( RECOUP an EdQUALL)
Cont ext of t he conference
New Governm ent and what t his m eans for t he
educat ion reform s…
MOE is in t he process of developing it s new
Educat ion St rat egic Plan for t he next 10
years…
Nat ional Developm ent Plan 2010
New Educat ion Act : decent ralizat ion
GOG Aid Policy: MDBS and SBS
The present at ion
I n t r odu ct ion
W or k on su b pr oj e ct s
Social and Hum an St rand ( Yout h, Gender and Cit izenship)
Market and Econom ic St rand
Aid and Part nership St rand
Ca pa cit y bu ildin g
Training of researchers
I CT dat a analysis and soft ware
Web based t raining m anuals on qualit at ive research
D isse m in a t ion of r e se a r ch w or k
Research Out put s
Dissem inat ion channels & m et hods
Policy im plica t ion s
Associat es for Change ( AFC)
AFC is a research and consult ing firm specializing in social policy
analysis, educat ion and social developm ent research.
Provides research, consult ing and advisory services t o
governm ent , donors and civil societ y organisat ions using a
m ult i- disciplinary approach.
Undert akes operat ional research in program design, m onit oring
and evaluat ion.
AfC has t wo offices in Nort hern and Sout hern Ghana wit h a t ot al
of t en st aff wit h seven full t im e researchers ( t wo senior and five
int erm ediat e) .
AfC Part ners
I nt ernat ional part ners for RECOUP work include:
Facult y of Educat ion, Universit y of Cam bridge
Universit y of Edinburgh
Cent er for t he St udy of African Econom ies, Universit y of Oxford
AfC has also developed w orking relat ionships w it h t he:
I nst it ut e for Planning and Educat ional Adm inist rat ion at t he Universit y
of Cape Coast ;
Cent er for Social Policy St udies ( CSPS) , I nst it ut e of African St udies
and Depart m ent of Econom ics at t he Universit y of Ghana.
Cent er for Research in Basic Educat ion ( CRI BE) ,Universit y of
Educat ion.
The Universit y of Developm ent St udies
RECOUP Research St rands
Socia l a n d H u m a n St r a n d
You t h Ge n de r a n d Cit ize n sh ip pr oj e ct
H e a lt h a n d Fe r t ilit y pr oj e ct
D isa bilit y pr oj e ct
M a r k e t a n d Econ om ic St r a n d
Qu a lit a t ive st u dy on Sk ills t r a in in g
Qu a n t it a t ive H ou se h old Su r ve y w or k
Aid a n d D on or Pa r t n e r sh ip St r a n d
Pu blic Pr iva t e Pa r t n e r sh ip pr oj e ct
I m pa ct of N e w Aid m oda lit ie s in t h e e du ca t ion se ct or
RECOUP Research Out put s
Lit erat ure reviews
Met a- analysis series
Working papers
Proj ect m anagem ent docum ent s e.g. Field guides,
Analysis and writ ing guide,
Field Report s- scoping report s, com m unit y profiles,
et c
Com m unit y Working Paper series
Annot at ed Profile of RECOUP out put s
You t h , Ge n de r a n d Cit ize n sh ip ( YGC)
W or k in g Pa pe r com ple t e d
1 . “You t h Cit ize n sh ip, N a t ion a l Un it y a n d Pove r t y Alle via t ion : Ea st
a n d W e st Afr ica n a ppr oa ch e s t o t h e e du ca t ion of a n e w
ge n e r a t ion ”
W or k in g pa pe r s in pr ogr e ss:
1 . Th e m a k in g of a Gh a n a ia n Cit ize n : t h e r ole of e du ca t ion a m on g
u r ba n you t h fr om poor a n d n on poor h ou se h olds.
2 . Th e Effe ct s of Edu ca t ion a m on g Ru r a l You t h in N or t h e r n Gh a n a :
a n in t e r ge n e r a t ion a l pe r spe ct ive .
3 . Gr ow in g u p M ode r n in Gh a n a : Edu ca t ion a l Ou t com e s a n d Socia l
Tr a n sit ion a m on g you n g pe ople a cr oss diffe r e n t socia l cla sse s.
Them e 1: Healt h and Fert ilit y
Research Focus:
How education impacts on the pathways women use to
negotiate health and fertility behavior;
Across all four research sites
Field Work (Dec, 2008 and will end in March, 2009)
80 in-depth interviews with women between 20-30 years of
age.
Them e 1: Disabilit y m ini proj ect
Research quest ions
What is t he local underst anding and m eaning of
disabilit y?
What is t he out com e of educat ion t o t he disenabled
persons from t he individual, fam ily, com m unit y,
social and hum an levels of developm ent ?
What is t he relat ionship bet ween disabilit y and
povert y? What role does educat ion play in helping
people wit h disabilit y t o break out of povert y?
Them e 2. Market and Econom ic St rand
( Skills Training Qualit at ive)
Research quest ions:
‘How does skills t raining ( bot h public and non- st at e)
cont ribut e t o labour m arket out com es t hat help break
t he cycle of deprivat ion for t he poor’
Field Work included: 80 in- dept h int erviews wit h
m ast er art isans and 80 int erviews policy m akers &
key inform ant s in across t he four sit es
Them e 2: Market and Econom ic
Out put s
Prelim inary Findings Report : Skill Pat hways out of
Povert y: Technical and vocat ional skills
developm ent : Breaking t he cycle of povert y for
yout h and young adult s in Ghana?
Working Paper: Skills and Labour m arket out com es
am ong yout h in urban and rural Ghana: t he role of
form al and inform al skills t raining.
Them e 2: Household Survey work
Panel dat a from t he Ghana Household Survey Work on
Market and Econom ic Out com es t o Educat ion
conduct ed by t he Universit y of Oxford.
Out put s:
RECOUP working paper by Francis Teal ( 2008)
“ Does Apprent iceship Pay Off? Evidence from
Ghana” . ( RECOUP web sit e) .
Raw Dat a Available on t he Oxford Universit y web
sit e.
Them e 3: Aid Part nership St rand
Aid Modalities to the education sector: Interviews
conducted with DPs, MOE Senior officials and Ministry of
Finance and Economic Planning.
Second phase to commence next week.
Outputs
The Financing and Outcomes to Education: presents
important expenditure trends and educational outcomes
1987 and 2006.
Aid and Partnership Literature Review
Working Paper on the changing nature of aid modalities
in the education sector in Ghana
Them e 3: Public Privat e Part nerships
Research Questions
Is the growth in the private schools in comparison to the public schools
due to the inadequacy of the public schools?
Do private schools provide for better education than the public
schools? if so, why?
How do different types of schooling interact to affect educational
outcomes?
Field work: June t o Sept em ber 2009 in t wo research sit es
Capacit y Building of AfC St aff
I nt ernat ional Training workshops
ICT in qualitative data analysis (Atlas-ti)
Gender and poverty analysis training;
Data collection (multi methods, transcription and
translation)
ICT survey technologies for household census
Web based training manual development on qualitative
research methodology
Research design workshops: Health and Fertility,
Market and Economic and YGC.
Dissem inat ion Channels and Met hods
- AFC websit e ( w w w .a ssocia t e sfor ch a n ge .or g)
- RECOUP websit e ( h t t p:/ / r e cou p.e du c.ca m .a c.u k / )
Regular m ail out s t o part ners and educat ion st akeholders.
Nat ional Reference Group m eet ing
Educat ion Sect or Annual Review
Consult at ive m eet ings w it h individual policy m akers, planners
( COTVET, PBME, MOE and GES)
Briefings wit h CI DA, DfI D and t he WB
Mid- t erm Conference
Collaborat ive fora wit h ot her organizat ions ( NNED and GNECC—
global week of act ion)
Policy im plicat ions for t he
Educat ion Sect or
qu a lit a t ive a n d qu a n t it a t ive a ppr oa ch e s t o
illu m in e policy m a k in g. Risk s in u sin g on e
m e t h odology.
M or e u n de r st a n din g be h in d t h e t r e n ds a n d
n u m be r s…
M u lt i disciplin a r y t e a m s : sociologist s,
e du ca t ion a list s a n d e con om ist s.
THANK YOU
Thank you for your
at t ent ion.
Research Consortium on Educational
Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP)
M D G in spir e d r e se a r ch pr oj e ct focu se d on t h e
st u dy of M a r k e t a n d Econ om ic ou t com e s, Socia l
a n d H u m a n ou t com e s of Edu ca t ion r e la t e d t o
H e a lt h , Fe r t ilit y, Ge n de r Equ a lit y a n d Cit ize n sh ip
RECOUP se e k s t o ide n t ify t h e pa t h w a ys in w h ich
t h e poor u se t o e sca pe pove r t y a n d t h e policie s
n e e de d t o e n su r e t h a t e du ca t ion a l ou t com e s
be n e fit t h e disa dva n t a ge d.
Five ye a r pr oj e ct ca r r ie d ou t in Gh a n a , I n dia ,
Ke n ya a n d Pa k ist a n .
Associa t e s for Ch a n ge ( AFC) is t h e le a d
r e se a r ch a ge n cy in Gh a n a .