The Community School Alliances Project: Project Monograph
The Community School Alliances (CSA) Project was a successful, innovative effort to strengthen the role that communities play in primary school education in Ghana. Over a six—and-a-half-year period (May 1997—August 2004), CSA worked throughout Ghana to build the capacity of communities to participate in schooling. By the time it ended, CSA had directly or indirectly influenced the quality of basic education in 1,729 Ghanaian communities and 110 districts. In addition, the project developed approaches and tools that helped advance the field of community participation in education and have potential widespread applicability to community participation work in other development sectors. This short monograph is intended to give readers a flavor for what CSA accomplished, what the project was all about, and the contributions that CSA made to advance the state of the art of basic education. It is divided into two sections: Part One — Technical Brief, provides readers with insights into CSA approaches, tools, and methods. Part Two - CSA, Staff and Participant Perspectives, gives readers a feel for what the project looked like on the ground.
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