Economic Development and Education of the Female Population
A Cross-National Investigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2516013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shirley Nu, Shirley Nuss (Wayne State University), Lorraine Majka (Wayne State University) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-384 |
| Publication date | 1985-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1214 • E-ISSN: 1533-8673 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1389152 |
| OpenAlex | W2313099077 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
This article examines the empirical relationship of GNP/capita as an indicator of economic development and the education of women. Several indicators of female participation in first-, second-, and third-level education are used for 162 countries and territories of the world. The findings suggest that economic development has a positive effect on female education for many countries. Quadratic relationships explain significantly more of the variance than linear relationships for median educational attainment, student enrollment ratios at the second level, and the proportional participation of females in third-level education. Cubic relationships explain significantly more of the variance than either quadratic or linear relationships for economic development and first-level education and the proportional participation of females as graduates from third-level education in the field of education. Economic development is a weak predictor of the integration of females as third-level graduates in the important fields of engineering and agriculture
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Per capita · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Economic Growth and Development · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Political development and social change
Women and world development
Sex and Class in Latin America
Sex and Class in Latin America
Woman's Role in Economic Development
Third World Women
Conditions of Fertility Decline in Developing Countries, 1965-75
The Sociology of Economic Development
Sexism in Higher Education
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Women's Marital, Educational and Occupational Options
Modernization
Female Participation in the Occupational System
Women in Modernizing Societies1
The Social Context of Women's Labor Force Participation
The 'Hidden Currlculum' of a West African Girls' Boarding School
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |