Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World - Softcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On Population

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309061911 ISBN 13: 9780309061919

Publisher: National Academies Press, 1999

Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• 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 Qulatiy, 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

About this title

About the Author

Caroline H. Bledsoe, John B. Casterline, Jennifer A. Johnson-Kuhn, and John G. Haaga, Editors; Committee on Population, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309061911
• ISBN 13: 9780309061919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Haaga John G., Johnson-Kuhn Jennifer A., Casterline John B., Bledsoe Caroline H.