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UNINA9910973552003321 |
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Titolo |
Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world / / Caroline H. Bledsoe ... [et al.] editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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9786612081804 |
9780309173728 |
0309173728 |
9781282081802 |
1282081802 |
9780309523059 |
0309523052 |
9780585053202 |
0585053200 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Education - Developing countries |
Fertility, Human - Developing countries |
Women - Developing countries - Social conditions |
Education - Developing countries |
Developing countries Population |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 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 Quality, 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, |
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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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