Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World

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Publication Year:1999

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Caroline H. Bledsoe, John B. Casterline, Jennifer A. Johnson-Kuhn, and John G. Haaga, Editors; Committee on Population, National Research Council
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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, ...
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"The various chapters make several important theoretical contributions to the advancement of our understanding about the relationships between schooling of girls and fertility. ... This book certainly raises many more questions than it answers. As such it is a ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
1 Introduction	1-22	(skim)
2 Female Education and Fertility: Examining the Links	23-48	(skim)
3 What is Meant, and Measured, by 'Education'?	49-79	(skim)
4 Implications of Formal Schooling for Girls' Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries	80-104	(skim)
5 School Qulatiy, Student Achievement, and Fertility in Developing Countries	105-137	(skim)
6 Fertility, Education, and Resources in South Africa	138-180	(skim)
7 Which Girls Stay in School? The Influence of Family Economy, Social Demands, and Ethnicity in South Africa	181-215	(skim)
8 Excess Fertility, Unintended Births, and Children's Schooling	216-266	(skim)
9 Women's Education, Marriage, and Fertility in South Asia: Do Men Really Not Matter?	267-286	(skim)
10 Fertility and Education: What Do We Now Know?	287-306	(skim)
Index	307-320	(skim)

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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.

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"The various chapters make several important theoretical contributions to the advancement of our understanding about the relationships between schooling of girls and fertility. ... This book certainly raises many more questions than it answers. As such it is a challenging text, throwing down the gauntlet to future researchers and opening up wider debates..."
--Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 33, Part 2

Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World

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