Gender-preferential intergenerational patterns in primary educational attainment: An econometric approach to a case in rural Mindanao, the Philippines

Masayoshi Okabe

International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, vol. 46, issue C, 125-142

Abstract: This study investigates the factors determining children's educational attainment, focusing on gender-differential intergenerational patterns, by employing a case study from rural Mindanao. The result mainly shows, unlike general trends in developing countries, educational attainment is more favorable for girls; maternal education level is equally associated with daughters’ and sons’ education levels, and paternal education level is preferentially favorable to their sons. To reduce the disparity, suggestions include providing boy-specific interventions to enhance the magnitude of the father–son educational virtuous circle and comparing the magnitude of gender-equal maternal and boy-preferential paternal education influences to specify which effect is larger.

Keywords: Gender-preferential intergenerational patterns; Elementary education; Delays in schooling; Limited dependent variable regression; Rural Mindanao; The Philippines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.10.006

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