03610nam 2200757Ia 450 991097355200332120251116140904.0978661208180497803091737280309173728978128208180212820818029780309523059030952305297805850532020585053200(CKB)110986584752384(EBL)3375725(SSID)ssj0000132711(PQKBManifestationID)11145725(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132711(PQKBWorkID)10039508(PQKB)10284118(MiAaPQ)EBC3375725(Au-PeEL)EBL3375725(CaPaEBR)ebr10041145(CaONFJC)MIL208180(OCoLC)923258375(Perlego)4734116(BIP)47780639(EXLCZ)9911098658475238419980820d1999 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCritical 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 Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Press19991 online resource (336 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780309061919 0309061911 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.WomenEducationDeveloping countriesCross-cultural studiesFertility, HumanDeveloping countriesCross-cultural studiesWomenDeveloping countriesSocial conditionsCross-cultural studiesEducationDeveloping countriesDeveloping countriesPopulationWomenEducationFertility, HumanWomenSocial conditionsEducation371.822Bledsoe Caroline H1803613National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Population.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973552003321Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world4356223UNINA