Exploring the role of evidence in the government’s adoption of Ghana’s Complementary Basic Education program

Emma Carter, Rachel Hinton, Pauline Rose and Ricardo Sabates

Development in Practice, 2023, vol. 33, issue 8, 960-974

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) program for out-of-school children. A review of existing evidence on the program 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.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2023.2208772

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