The SACMEQ II Project in Uganda: a study of the conditions of schooling and the quality of education: Uganda working report

The report starts with the background information about Uganda and the education system. The rest of the report provides information from the analysis of the data from SACMEQ II study. In Chapter 2 the conduct of the study has been explained. The general policy concerns regarding pupils, their homes and classroom inputs have been reported in Chapter 3. Information on teachers’ characteristics and their viewpoints on teaching, classroom resources and job satisfaction have been provided in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5 the school head’s characteristics and their viewpoints on educational infrastructure, the organization and operation of schools, and problems with pupils and staff have been presented. In Chapter 6, the results of the analysis of the equity in the allocation of educational inputs to regions and also to schools within regions have been provided. The achievement levels for both pupils and their teachers in reading and mathematics have been reported in Chapter 7. In the final chapter, Chapter 8, the summarized policy concerns and suggested agenda for action have been presented.