2. Funding helps schools meet minimum quality standardsincluding essential teaching inputs, instructional conditions, and other basic resourcesthat attract students and teachers and also provide an adequate learning environment. a. Describe the main sources of funding education in Ghana. (5 marks) b. Highlight any five (5) factors which have been influencing the funding of education in Ghana since the 1980's. (5 marks) c. Is the concept of Cost Sharing relevant in the financing of education amid the introduction of free education in Ghana? (10 marks) [ Sub-Total - 20 marks] 3. With the increasing populations and its resultant pressure on social services, the private sector involvement in education has been increasing in various countries. This has led to advocacy for state support for private education. The most common rationale for direct public support for private education is related to meeting the excess demand for education. Government support is directed to the private sector in various ways. Provide the objective(s) and possible constraint(s) for each of the following mechanisms for public financing of private education: a. Direct funding, eg capitation (4 marks) b. Community grants/financing (4 marks) c. Grants/ scholarships (4 marks) d. Student loans (4 marks) e. Vouchers (4 marks) [ Sub-Total - 20 marks]

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