LEADER 03610nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910973552003321 005 20251116140904.0 010 $a9786612081804 010 $a9780309173728 010 $a0309173728 010 $a9781282081802 010 $a1282081802 010 $a9780309523059 010 $a0309523052 010 $a9780585053202 010 $a0585053200 035 $a(CKB)110986584752384 035 $a(EBL)3375725 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000132711 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11145725 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000132711 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10039508 035 $a(PQKB)10284118 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375725 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375725 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10041145 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL208180 035 $a(OCoLC)923258375 035 $a(Perlego)4734116 035 $a(BIP)47780639 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584752384 100 $a19980820d1999 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCritical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world /$fCaroline H. Bledsoe ... [et al.] editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780309061919 311 08$a0309061911 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aWomen$xEducation$zDeveloping countries$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aFertility, Human$zDeveloping countries$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aWomen$zDeveloping countries$xSocial conditions$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aEducation$zDeveloping countries 607 $aDeveloping countries$xPopulation 615 0$aWomen$xEducation 615 0$aFertility, Human 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions 615 0$aEducation 676 $a371.822 701 $aBledsoe$b Caroline H$01803613 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Population. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973552003321 996 $aCritical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world$94356223 997 $aUNINA