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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973552003321

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999

ISBN

9786612081804

9780309173728

0309173728

9781282081802

1282081802

9780309523059

0309523052

9780585053202

0585053200

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BledsoeCaroline H

Disciplina

371.822

Soggetti

Women - Education - Developing countries

Fertility, Human - Developing countries

Women - Developing countries - Social conditions

Education - Developing countries

Developing countries Population

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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,



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.

Sommario/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.