Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0309061911 ISBN 13: 9780309061919

Casa editrice: Natl Academy Pr, 1999

Riassunto

This volume assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women's education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations vary across regions. It discusses the implications of these associations for policies in the population, health, and education sectors, including implications for research.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Female Education and Fertility: Examining the Links
• 3 What is Meant, and Measured, by 'Education'?
• 4 Implications of Formal Schooling for Girls' Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
• 5 School Qulatiy, Student Achievement, and Fertility in Developing Countries
• 6 Fertility, Education, and Resources in South Africa
• 7 Which Girls Stay in School? The Influence of Family Economy, Social Demands, and Ethnicity in South Africa
• 8 Excess Fertility, Unintended Births, and Children's Schooling
• 9 Women's Education, Marriage, and Fertility in South Asia: Do Men Really Not Matter?
• 10 Fertility and Education: What Do We Now Know?
• Index

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Product Description

Book by Committee on Population National Research Council

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Natl Academy Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0309061911
• ISBN 13: 9780309061919
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Redattore: National Research Council (U. S.), Casterline John B., Johnson-Kuhn Jennifer A., Haaga John G., Bledsoe Caroline H.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile