Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world [[electronic resource] /] / Caroline H. Bledsoe ... [et al.] editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.822
• Soggetto topico: Women - Education - Developing countries; Fertility, Human - Developing countries; Women - Developing countries - Social conditions; Education - Developing countries
• Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Population
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BledsoeCaroline H
• 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 “Educationâ€??""; ""4 Implications of Formal Schooling for Girlsâ€? 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 Childrenâ€?s Schooling""""9 Womenâ€?s Education, Marriage, and Fertility in South Asia: Do Men Really Not Matter?""; ""10 Fertility and Education: What Do We Now Know?""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world
• ISBN: 1-282-08180-2; 9786612081804; 0-309-52305-2; 0-585-05320-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455828003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II