1. Exploring the role of evidence in the government’s adoption of Ghana’s Complementary Basic Education program
- Author
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Carter, Emma, Hinton, Rachel, Rose, Pauline, Sabates, Ricardo, Carter, E [0000-0001-6169-3806], Rose, P [0000-0002-6701-6774], Sabates, R [0000-0002-1433-5667], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Carter, Emma [0000-0001-6169-3806], Rose, Pauline [0000-0002-6701-6774], and Sabates, Ricardo [0000-0002-1433-5667]
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NGOs ,sub-Saharan Africa ,Civil society organisations ,education ,implementation science ,4 Quality Education ,4404 Development Studies ,partnership ,evidence use ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Development ,Ghana ,44 Human Society - Abstract
This article provides insights into a decade long process of evidence production and use in support of the Government of Ghana’s adoption of the Complementary Basic Education (CBE) programme for out-of-school children. A review of existing evidence on the programme and our semi- structured interviews with key stakeholders revealed the centrality of the government’s culture of evidence-informed policy making. Our findings also highlight the importance of both formal and informal relationships between key stakeholders and the often-neglected significance of civil society in evidence production and uptake, leading to a modification of Hinton et al’s policy impact framework.
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- 2023