Towards a successful free senior high school policy in Ghana: the role of non-profit organisations

Shadrack Osei FRIMPONG; Kris HILTON; Priya BHIRGOO; Frida ALOO; Angela KUMIRAI; Francis  ARTHUR-HOLMES

doi:10.1332/204080521X16567495388628

Towards a successful free senior high school policy in Ghana: the role of non-profit organisations

Shadrack Osei FRIMPONG, Kris HILTON, Priya BHIRGOO, Frida ALOO, Angela KUMIRAI, Francis ARTHUR-HOLMES

Lingnan University

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Abstract

This paper seeks to understand the significant challenges of Ghana’s free senior high school (SHS) policy and the roles that non-profit organisations play in addressing them. Findings reveal non-profit interventions such as establishing new school buildings, providing teacher training, addressing inequality issues, equipping graduates with employable skills and evaluating the policy. Such public–non-profit partnerships can help the government achieve its vision of free SHS education for all young Ghanaians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	519-530
Number of pages	12
Journal	Voluntary Sector Review
Volume	14
Issue number	3
Early online date	30 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/204080521X16567495388628
Publication status	Published - 2023

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We gratefully acknowledge the thoughtful feedback we received from Moro Seidu and Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo.Their comments helped strengthen the paper.

Keywords

free SHS policy
non-profit organisations
public–non-profit partnerships
SHS education

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Towards a successful free senior high school policy in Ghana: the role of non-profit organisations

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