Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World
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.