Gender-preferential intergenerational patterns in primary education attainment: a quantitative analysis of a case of rural Mindanao, the Philippines

Okabe Masayoshi

No 479, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: The Philippines has achieved a relatively high standard of education. Previous researches, most of which deal with Luzon Island, have indicated that rural poverty alleviation began partly due to the increased investment in education. However, the suburban areas beyond Luzon Island have rarely been studied. This study examines a case from rural Mindanao, and investigates the determinants and factors associated with children's education, with a special focus on delays in schooling, which may be a cause of dropout and holdover incidences, as well as exploring gender-specific differential patterns. The result shows that after controlling other socioeconomic attributes, (1) delays in schooling, as well as years completed, are more favorable for girls than boys; (2) the level of maternal education is equally associated with the child(ren)’s education level regardless of their gender; and (3) paternal education is preferentially and favorably influential to the same-gender child(ren), i.e., son(s). To reduce the boy-unfriendly gender bias in primary education, this study suggests two future tasks, i.e., providing boy-specific interventions to enhance the magnitude of the father-son educational virtuous circle, and comparing the magnitude of gender-equal maternal education influence and boy-preferential paternal education influence to specify which effect is larger.

Keywords: Philippines; Elementary education; Gender; Poverty; Rural societies; Delays in years of schooling; Gender-preferential and intergenerational effect; Primary education; Limited dependent variable regression; Rural Mindanao (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I21 I24 I25 I29 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-09-01
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