RETRACTED: Decentralisation and the exploration of the impact of local content curriculum reforms in Ghana

This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).Reason: This article substantially reproduces the content of two original articles published in Compare: A journal of comparative education:Rose, P., Privatisation and decentralisation of schooling in Malawi: default or design?, Compare: A journal of comparative education 35 (2005) 153–165Pryor, J., Can community participation mobilise social capital for improvement of rural schooling? A case study from Ghana, Compare: A journal of comparative education 35 (2005) 193–203The International Journal of Educational Development published this article in good faith and the Editor and Publisher welcome this opportunity to acknowledge and reinstate the rights of the original authors and the copyright of the original publications, the British Association for International and Comparative Education.