Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World

by Bledsoe, Caroline H.

• ISBN13: 9780309061919
• ISBN10: 0309061911
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: NATL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Summary

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

1 INTRODUCTION	1	(22)
Caroline H. Bledsoe
Jennifer A. Johnson-Kuhn
John G. Haaga
2 FEMALE EDUCATION AND FERTILITY: EXAMINING THE LINKS	23	(26)
Ian Diamond
Margaret Newby
Sarah Varle
3 WHAT IS MEANT, AND MEASURED, BY "EDUCATION"?	49	(31)
Anthony T. Carter
4 IMPLICATIONS OF FORMAL SCHOOLING FOR GIRLS' TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES	80	(25)
Cynthia B. Lloyd
Barbara Mensch
5 SCHOOL QUALITY, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND FERTILITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES	105	(33)
Paul Glewwe
6 FERTILITY, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES IN SOUTH AFRICA	138	(43)
Duncan Thomas
7 WHICH GIRLS STAY IN SCHOOL? THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY ECONOMY, SOCIAL DEMANDS, AND ETHNICITY IN SOUTH AFRICA	181	(35)
Bruce Fuller
Xiaoyan Liang
8 EXCESS FERTILITY, UNINTENDED BIRTHS, AND CHILDREN'S SCHOOLING	216	(51)
Mark R. Montgomery
Cynthia B. Lloyd
9 WOMEN'S EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, AND FERTILITY IN SOUTH ASIA: DO MEN REALLY NOT MATTER?	267	(20)
Alaka Malwade Basu
10 FERTILITY AND EDUCATION: WHAT DO WE NOW KNOW?	287	(20)
Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue
INDEX	307