This study investigated the determinants of school participation of young children in rural Peru. The study looked at two stages of school participation-initial school enrollment and continuation in school to age 14. The data used are from a household survey jointly conducted by the World Bank and Peru's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica. The Peru Living Standards and Informal Sector Survey was completed in 1985 and included a range of data heretofore unavailable for investigation of this and other related issues. / Four separate models of school participation were run using a probit (maximum likelihood) technique: (1) probability of ever enrolling in schooling, (2) the probability of enrolling a child at an early age (before age nine), (3) the probability of a male child staying in school through age 14, and (4) the probability of a female child staying in school through age 14. / In general, the results support the predictions of the model, and provide insights into the impact of various policy manipulative variables on schooling decisions. The coefficient estimates that school costs are a major determinant of schooling decisions. The results also indicate that children from poor households and female children show lower levels of participation and are most affected by costs changes when schooling decisions are made. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-05, Section: A, page: 1235. / Major Professor: Steven J. Klees. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77997 |
| Contributors | Ilon, Lynn Susan., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 200 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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