A study on the impact of education on fertility: the Philippine case
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mehta, Nimai | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alinea, Lowella F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dayo, Ma. Vina O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-20T02:54:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-20T02:54:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In comparison to its Southeast Asian counterparts, the Philippines is still experiencing a relatively slow fertility decline. While it is deemed by many that the solution to hastening fertility decline in any nation is for the government to implement effective contraceptive and birth control programs, it has also been studied that tackling the fertility problem in a roundabout fashion has its merits too. Based on different studies, it can be noted that among the various components of development, it is education, women's education specifically, that will most effectively promote fertility decline. Education primarily works indirectly in fertility reduction in more ways than one. It can delay marriage, reduce desired family size, open more market opportunities for women, increase a woman's maternal skills and confidence, and help in shaping a woman's social norms. However, fertility, in relation to education, has only been noted to decline when a certain educational threshold level of seven years is reached. Below the said threshold level, the effect of more years of schooling on fertility is positive while above it, the effect is generally negative. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://selib.upd.edu.ph/etdir/handle/123456789/4688 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Education | |
| dc.subject | Fertility | |
| dc.subject | Study | |
| dc.title | A study on the impact of education on fertility: the Philippine case | |
| dc.type | Thesis |