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  • Newspaper

    GNAPS treasurer decries high fees in private schools

    Ghana

    Press

    Rachael O. Amakye - Ghanian Chronicle

    The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) is accusing some private school operators of charging sky-high prices despite the Ministry of Education approving school fees for them, based on the grade of school. The level of school fees are stated in the constitution and should, according to GNAPS, be respected by both public and private schools.

  • Newspaper

    Fallout of varsity exam leakage: Legon VC to pack out next week

    Ghana

    Press

    J. Ato Kobbie - Ghanian Chronicle

    The University Council of the University of Ghana has given the Vice-Chancellor a week's grace before stepping aside as the administrative head of the University. The decision followed in the wake of massive examination malpractices that have threatened the integrity of degrees awarded by the country's premier university. The Vice-Chancellor is also responsible for nepotism.

  • Newspaper

    There are no special exam centres – WAEC

    Ghana, Nigeria

    Press

    Tony Edike - Vanguard

    The West African Examinations Council says it has not recorded any case of examination leakage in five years. It also denied knowledge of the existence of "special exam centers". The centers were allegedly created by some principals and secondary school proprietors for their candidates who are compelled to pay fees higher than the official fees charged by WAEC. The money is reportedly used for lobbying officials of the council to release the examination question papers to the centers ahead of the official time of the examination.

  • Survey techniques to measure and explain corruption

    This paper demonstrates that with appropriate survey methods and interview techniques, it is possible to collect quantitative micro-level data on corruption. Public expenditure tracking surveys, service provider surveys, and enterprise surveys are...

    Reinikka, Ritva, Svensson, Jakob

    Washington, D.C., World Bank, 2003

  • Corruption and the education sector

    This paper discusses reasons why national education systems are particularly vulnerable to pervasive corruption, forms that corruption takes within the education sector, and interventions that have been suggested for reducing corruption. It argues...

    Chapman, David

    Washington D.C., MSI, 2002

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