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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• 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
• 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 "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Critical perspectives on schooling and fertility in the developing world
• ISBN: 9786612081804; 9780309173728; 0309173728; 9781282081802; 1282081802; 9780309523059; 0309523052; 9780585053202; 0585053200
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910973552003321
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