Developmental origins of secondary school dropout in rural India and its differential consequences by sex: A biosocial life-course analysis

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 66, Issue , 2019, Pages 8-23

  Marphatia, Akanksha A ^a   Reid, Alice M ^a   Yajnik, Chittaranjan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Child growth; Gender inequality; Maternal nutritional status; Rural India; Secondary education dropout; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GENDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA;

EID: 85061339712     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.12.001     Document Type: Article

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