School Attributes, Household Characteristics, and Demand for Schooling: A Case Study of Rural Peru

Discusses the problem of educational expansion and economic constraints in less developed countries. Describes a study of 2,500 rural households in Peru to determine why children do not attend school, begin school at later ages, and drop out of school. Indicates that monetary costs influence parenta...

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Published inInternational Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie Vol. 37; no. 4; p. 429
Main Authors Ilon, Lynn, Moock, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1991
Subjects
Case Studies
Developing Nations
Dropout Characteristics
Dropouts
Educational Assessment
Educational Demand
Educational Development
Enrollment Influences
Family Characteristics
Fees
Foreign Countries
Peru
Rural Education
Rural Environment
Student Costs
Peru
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Summary:Discusses the problem of educational expansion and economic constraints in less developed countries. Describes a study of 2,500 rural households in Peru to determine why children do not attend school, begin school at later ages, and drop out of school. Indicates that monetary costs influence parental decisions. (DMM)