Contents Forward/Preface v List of summaries/ List of figures and tables/ List of abbreviations and acronyms x Executive summary 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 5 Chapter 2 The context of the national review 9 Chapter 3 Process of the review 15 Chapter 4 Principal features of selected studies 19 Chapter 5 Major themes, findings and recommendations from the selected sector studies 23 Chapter 6 Education sector studies and policy formulation in Ghana 31 Chapter 7 Dissemination, storage and retrieval of education sector studies 35 Chapter 8 Conclusions, recommendations and follow-up actions 39 Appendices 43 1. Studies of Education in Ghana: by author / 2. by  initiator / 3. by sub-sector 45 4. Summaries and analysis of studies 51 5. Complete list of identified education sector studies / 6. Identified education sector studies by category   120 7. List of other studies mentioned by respondents / 8. Detailed analysis of studies: format / 9. List of respondents in the survey / 10. Ministry of Education external funding: 1987-99 ($ million) / 11.Launching seminar: list of participants / 12. Dissemination seminar: list of participants /13. Awareness of policy makers/implementers of specific studies 141