Adolescent fertility in low- and middle-income countries presents a severe impediment to development and can lead to …

Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. The implications for breastfeeding …

The continuous deterioration of the quality of education in the Philippines has prompted the DepEd to push for the … high school in the basic education cycle. The proposal has spurred a heated debate on whether it could lead to improvements … or just exacerbate the present state of education in the country. [PB-11-02]. URL …

presents a broad perspective of Adivasi education in India. [NIAS Report]. …

This paper analyses the benefits from female education (who gains and in what ways) and the constraints (direct and … opportunity costs, reflecting economics and tradition). It then outlines promising approaches for increasing female education. The … demand for female education can be strengthened gradually through economic and sectoral policies that increase the returns …

education have been explored with a view to gaining some insights and exploring some possible ways forward in such a diverse and …

This paper aims to examine the policy debates on women's education and highlight some of the basic issues affecting the … progress of women's education since the introduction of planned development in the country. [CWDS]. …

specific policy / programme interventions to address gender issues in primary education. They have made an obvious difference …