Ghana Education Impact Evaluation Survey 2003
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ID: GHA-GSS-GEIES-2003-v1.0
Title
Ghana Education Impact Evaluation Survey 2003
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Ghana | GHA |
Study type
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
Abstract
Education is a fundamental element of poverty reduction strategies. This recognition has led the United Nations to set the provision of primary education to all children of the world (boys and girls alike) by year 2015, as one of the Millennium Development Goals.
Since 1987, the Ghanaian educational system has undergone a process of reforms directed to improve both the quality and the quantity of education. The Ghanaian Government's effort has been supported by several international donors and by the World Bank in particular. The support of the World Bank has consisted of school building and rehabilitation, provision of school furniture, teaching materials, teachers' training, advice on institutional reforms and promotion of community involvement.
In order to inform future Ghanaian educational policy, an assessment is required of the impact of the past educational interventions on children educational outcomes and on the welfare of Ghanaian households.
The objective of the present survey is to provide a wide range of information on, educational achievements, school facilities and household characteristics that can be used to assess the impact of Ghanaian educational reform, and inform future educational policies at the national level.
The aim of the survey is to produce data on households' welfare and educational outcomes that can be compared to the information provided by data collected before the inception of Ghanaian educational reforms. The Ghana Living Standard Survey of 1988 (GLSS 88) tested educational achievements of all household's members and teachers in 85 of the 170 Census Enumeration Areas (EAs) surveyed at that time. In addition, a school facility survey was carried out in the selected 85 EA.
Since 1987, the Ghanaian educational system has undergone a process of reforms directed to improve both the quality and the quantity of education. The Ghanaian Government's effort has been supported by several international donors and by the World Bank in particular. The support of the World Bank has consisted of school building and rehabilitation, provision of school furniture, teaching materials, teachers' training, advice on institutional reforms and promotion of community involvement.
In order to inform future Ghanaian educational policy, an assessment is required of the impact of the past educational interventions on children educational outcomes and on the welfare of Ghanaian households.
The objective of the present survey is to provide a wide range of information on, educational achievements, school facilities and household characteristics that can be used to assess the impact of Ghanaian educational reform, and inform future educational policies at the national level.
The aim of the survey is to produce data on households' welfare and educational outcomes that can be compared to the information provided by data collected before the inception of Ghanaian educational reforms. The Ghana Living Standard Survey of 1988 (GLSS 88) tested educational achievements of all household's members and teachers in 85 of the 170 Census Enumeration Areas (EAs) surveyed at that time. In addition, a school facility survey was carried out in the selected 85 EA.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household
Version
Version Description
Version1.0: Edited, anonymized dataset, for public use
Version Date
2008-08-05
Version Notes
The report attached to the external resources is a draft one. GSS is yet to get the electronic version of the published report.
Scope
Notes
Household: Socio-demographic characteristics, education, economic activities, non-farm expenses, remittances, land and livestock use, housing characteristics, food expenses and home production, consumption of home production, anthropometry and cohnitive skill test.
School: Ownership of school, status of school, school facilities, enrolment, school expenses, staff and school management.
Teacher: Teaching material, preparation and assessment, incentives and supervision, teacher social relations, attitude and methods, teacher training and experience.
Price: Food items, non food (pharmaceutical) item and non food item.
School: Ownership of school, status of school, school facilities, enrolment, school expenses, staff and school management.
Teacher: Teaching material, preparation and assessment, incentives and supervision, teacher social relations, attitude and methods, teacher training and experience.
Price: Food items, non food (pharmaceutical) item and non food item.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| consumption/consumer behaviour [1.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| economic conditions and indicators [1.2] | CESSDA | Link |
| income, property and investment/saving [1.5] | CESSDA | Link |
| agricultural, forestry and rural industry [2.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| labour relations/conflict [3.3] | CESSDA | Link |
| working conditions [3.6] | CESSDA | Link |
| basic skills education [6.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| life-long/continuing education [6.4] | CESSDA | Link |
| teaching profession [6.6] | CESSDA | Link |
| housing [10.1] | CESSDA | Link |
| land use and planning [10.2] | CESSDA | Link |
| gender and gender roles [12.6] | CESSDA | Link |
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Socio-demographic information |
| Education |
| Economic activities |
| Agro-pastoral activities |
| Expenditures and inventory of durable goods |
| Remittances |
| Food expenses and consumption of home production |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National
Universe
The survey covered household members, teachers and schools
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ghana Statistical Service | Office of the President |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank | Technical assistance |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank | Funding |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The 2003 Ghana Education Impact Evaluation Survey is a nationally representative sample survey. It covered all the 85 clusters selected from the GLSS 2 clusters. The survey covered a total of 1,740 households corresponding to 8,000 individuals. The entire field data collection was completed within six calendar weeks. A total of 710 basic schools and 3,129 teachers were also interviewed. The principal objective of the survey was to provide a wide range of relevant information on educational achievements. In addition, information on school facilities and household characteristics were collected to serve as basis to monitor and evaluate the impact of the Ghana's educational reforms, and to suggest ways to inform future educational policies, programs and projects at the district, regional and national levels.
Weighting
The survey is self weighting
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2003-01-20 | 2003-03-15 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
There were nine (9) Data collection teams. Each team consisted of six members:
1 Supervisor
4 Interviewers
1 Test Administrator
1 Driver
The Supervisor is the Team leader, responsible for overseeing, monitoring and where necessary correcting the work of the four interviewers and the test administrator. The Supervisor is also responsible for managing the team's equipment, vehicle and funds, and represents the Project Director at the community level. Additionally, the supervisor completes the price questionnaire in all EAs visited by the Team.
The Test Administrator applies the cognitive skill questionnaire to all household members and teachers of the EA visited.
The Driver transports the members of the team to the places where the survey is being carried out. The driver will also assist the supervisor with the price questionnaire. He may also assist enumerators with the anthropometric equipment.
Other hierrachy of supervision is specified in the both interviewer's and supervisor's manuals
1 Supervisor
4 Interviewers
1 Test Administrator
1 Driver
The Supervisor is the Team leader, responsible for overseeing, monitoring and where necessary correcting the work of the four interviewers and the test administrator. The Supervisor is also responsible for managing the team's equipment, vehicle and funds, and represents the Project Director at the community level. Additionally, the supervisor completes the price questionnaire in all EAs visited by the Team.
The Test Administrator applies the cognitive skill questionnaire to all household members and teachers of the EA visited.
The Driver transports the members of the team to the places where the survey is being carried out. The driver will also assist the supervisor with the price questionnaire. He may also assist enumerators with the anthropometric equipment.
Other hierrachy of supervision is specified in the both interviewer's and supervisor's manuals
Data Collection Notes
A two-week training workshop was organized for personnel involved in the main field data collection activity. This covered the period from 19th to 30th January 2003. After the training and assessment, eight field teams were formed. They conducted household, school and teacher interviews in 84 out of the 85 clusters. One of the clusters surveyed in 1988 was not inhabited in 2003. The data collection took six weeks after the the training.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana Statistical Service | GSS | Office of the President |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
A household questionnaire addressed to household members. The household questionnaire also includes an anthropometric questionnaire for collecting information on weights and heights of all members of the household
A price questionnaire for collecting prices of commodities in local markets.
A primary school and a junior secondary school questionnaires collecting data on school facilities, staffing and management.
A teacher questionnaire to be applied to all teachers of the surveyed schools
A cognitive skills questionnaire testing educational achievements of all 9-55 years old members of households and a sample of 5 teachers in each school.
A price questionnaire for collecting prices of commodities in local markets.
A primary school and a junior secondary school questionnaires collecting data on school facilities, staffing and management.
A teacher questionnaire to be applied to all teachers of the surveyed schools
A cognitive skills questionnaire testing educational achievements of all 9-55 years old members of households and a sample of 5 teachers in each school.
Data Processing
Data Editing
The GSS data editing occurs at three levels:
1. Field editing by interviewers and supervisors
2. Office editing
3. Data cleaning and imputation
1. Field editing by interviewers and supervisors
2. Office editing
3. Data cleaning and imputation
Other Processing
The data capture at GSS takes the following forms:
1. Manual data entry
2. Scanning
Data editing of the captured data usually consists of:
1. Verification or double entry
2. Consistency checks
3. Structure edits
4. Quality Control
1. Manual data entry
2. Scanning
Data editing of the captured data usually consists of:
1. Verification or double entry
2. Consistency checks
3. Structure edits
4. Quality Control
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Government Statistician | Ghana Statistical Service | statservice@gmail.com | www.statsghana.gov.gh |
Confidentiality
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) requires all users to keep information and data strictly confidential. In this regard, before being granted access to datasets, all users have to formally agree to observe the following:
1) To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which access has been granted except with the authorization by GSS
2) Not to willfully identify any individual or household or establishment in the dataset
3) To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any individual or household or establishment that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed should be immediately brought to the attention of GSS.
Access conditions
Three levels of accessibility are considered by GSS:
1) Public use files, accessible by all
2) Licensed datasets, accessible under certain conditions
3) Datasets only accessible on location, for certain datasets
The following terms and conditions apply:
1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other
individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of
GSS.
2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only.
They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not
for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be
made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered
inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the
GSS.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the
GSS with other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or
other publications that employ data obtained from the GSS would cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation statement provided with the dataset
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested
data will be sent to the GSS.
1) Public use files, accessible by all
2) Licensed datasets, accessible under certain conditions
3) Datasets only accessible on location, for certain datasets
The following terms and conditions apply:
1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other
individuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of
GSS.
2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only.
They will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not
for investigation of specific individuals or organizations.
3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be
made of the identity of any person or establishment discovered
inadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the
GSS.
4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the
GSS with other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.
5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or
other publications that employ data obtained from the GSS would cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation statement provided with the dataset
6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested
data will be sent to the GSS.
Citation requirements
GSS, Ghana Education Impact Evaluation Survey (GEIES) 2003, Version 1.0 of the public dataset
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Government Statistician | Ghana Statistical Service | statservice@gmail.com | www.statsghana.gov.gh |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The original collector of the data, GSS and any producers or sponsors cited in this document bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
(c) 2003, Ghana Statistical Service
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI-GHA-GSS-GEIES-2003-v1.0
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana Statistical Service | GSS | Office of the President | Compilation and production |
Date of Metadata Production
2008-08-05
DDI Document version
Version 1.0 (August, 2008).