Title Page
Abstract
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Contents
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION 16
1.0. Overview of the Study 16
1.1. Background of Sierra Leone 18
1.2. Background of Free Quality School Education 19
1.3. Statement of Problem 20
1.4. Purpose of the Study 22
1.5. Objectives of the Study 22
1.6. Research Questions 23
1.7. Significance of the Study 23
1.8. Scope of the Study 24
1.9. Limitation of the Study 25
1.10. Delimitations of the Study 25
1.11. Assumption of the Study 26
1.12. Definition of Significant Terms 26
1.13. Organization of the Study 27
CHAPTER TWO. LITERATURE REVIEW 28
2.0. Education History in Sierra Leone 28
2.1. The Declaration of Free Quality School Education Policy 31
2.2. Structures and Policies Considered of the Free Quality School Education. 34
2.3. The Role of Parents and Guardians in the Free Quality School Education Program 35
2.4. Challenges of the Free Quality School Education 36
2.4.1. Teaching Staff 36
2.4.2. Teaching Materials 37
2.4.3. Teaching Methods 37
2.4.4. Physical Conditions 38
2.4.5. Gender Issues 39
2.4.6. Financial Issues 39
2.5. Policy Cluster One (1) - Human Capital Development 40
2.5.1. Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Sierra Leone's Medium-Term National Development Plan 2020 (Edited by Dir Banya and Team) 40
2.5.2. Among actions/initiatives pursued during 2020 47
2.6. Comparison between 2018 and 2019, and 2020 School Censuses 48
2.7. Teachers and Teacher Ratios 52
2.8. Legal Instruments/Policies on Education 53
2.8.1. National Policies 53
2.8.2. International Policies on Education 55
2.8.3. 'Kenyatta Declaration' on Education 56
2.9. Theoretical Framework 58
CHAPTER THREE. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 60
3.0. Research Design 60
3.1. Target Population 61
3.2. Sample Size and Sampling Technique 61
3.3. Research Questions 62
3.4. Research Method - Qualitative and Quantitative 63
3.5. Qualitative Data Analysis 64
3.6. Research Approach 64
3.7. Data Collection Instruments 64
3.8. Sources of Data 65
3.9. Data Presentation 66
3.10. Ethical Consideration 66
3.11. Validation and Reliability 67
CHAPTER FOUR. DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS 68
4.0. Demographic Profile of Respondents/Participants 68
4.1. Gender 68
4.2. Age Range 69
4.3. Marital Status 70
4.4. Education Level 71
4.5. Work Sector 73
4.6. Awareness Assessment of Respondents 74
4.7. Policy Cluster 1-Human Capital Development of the MTNDP 2019-2023 75
4.8. Free Quality School Education (FQSE) 77
4.9. FQSE Initiative will Address Education Challenges 78
4.10. The FQSE is on the Right Track as in Education for Development 79
4.11. Resource Availability 80
4.12. Teaching and Learning Material Availability 82
4.13. Government Provides of Learning Resources Including Subsidies and Support to Teachers 83
4.14. Parents are Forced to Provide Teaching and Learning Materials due to Insufficiency 84
4.15. Enough Schools to Complement FQSE Initiative 85
4.16. Management and Implementation of the FQSE 87
4.16.1. Education Budget 87
4.16.2. Government Commitment 88
4.16.3. Successes and Challenges 90
4.16.4. Improvement of Quality Education 91
4.16.5. Role for the Promotion of FQSE 91
4.17. Free Quality School Education Secretariat 93
4.18. The Strategic Plan of the FQSE Secretariat is Based on Three (3) Thematic Areas 93
CHAPTER FIVE. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 95
5.0. Finding Summary 95
5.1. Conclusion 100
5.2. Recommendations 100
5.3. Recommendations for Related Study 102
REFERENCES 103
국문초록 112
Table 1-1. Performance of indicators in basic and senior secondary education 42
Table 3-1. Overview of the 2018 Schools Census 48
Table 3-2. Overview of the 2019 Schools Census 49
Table 3-3. Overview of the 2020 Schools Census 50
Table 3-4. 2019 Enrolments of Children with Disabilities by School Level, Type and Gender 51
Table 3-5. Teachers and Teacher Ratios, 2019 53
Table 1. Response Rate by Gender 68
Table 2. Response Rate by Age Range 69
Table 3. Response Rate by Marital Status 71
Table 4. Response Rate by Educational Level 72
Table 5. Response Rate by Work Sector 73
Table 6. Response Rate of the MTNDP 2019-2023 Awareness 74
Table 7. Response Rate of Human Capital Development Awareness 76
Table 8. Response Rate of Free Quality School Education (FQSE) 77
Table 9. Response Rate of FQSE as a Solution to Education Challenges 78
Table 10. Response Rate of FQSE as the right track for Development 79
Table 11. Response Rate of Increased Access, Enrolment, Quality and Equity 81
Table 12. Response Rate of Teaching and Learning Material Availability 82
Table 13. Response Rate of Government to Learning Resources and Subsidies 83
Table 14. Response Rate of Parents to Provide Teaching and Learning Materials 84
Table 15. Response Rate of Enough Schools to Complement the FQSE Initiative 86