The changing transitions to adulthood in developing countries : selected studies / Cynthia B. Lloyd ... [et al.], editors ; Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lloyd, Cynthia B., 1943-

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adults--Developing countries.

Young adults.

Youth--Developing countries.

Youth.

Adulthood--Developing countries.

Adulthood.

School-to-work transition--Developing countries.

School-to-work transition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global , this book from the National Research Council explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries in light of globalization and what the implications of these changes might be for those responsible for designing youth policies and programs. Presenting a detailed series of studies, this volume both complements its precursor and makes for a useful contribution in its own right. It should be of significant interest to scholars, leaders of civil society, and those charged with designing youth policies and programs.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction

Cynthia B. Lloyd, Jere R. Behrman, Nelly P. Stromquist, and Barney Cohen""; ""2 Changing Contexts in Which Youth Are Transitioning to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Converging Toward Developed Economies?

Jere R. Behrman and Piyali Sengupta""; ""3 Small Families and Large Cohorts: The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Schooling in Brazil

David A. Lam and Leticia Marteleto""; ""4 Progress Toward Education for All: Trends and Current Challenges for sub-Saharan Africa

Paul C. Hewett and Cynthia B. Lloyd""

""5 Trends in the Timing of First Marriage Among Men and Women in the Developing World

Barbara S. Mensch, Susheela Singh, and John B. Casterline""""6 Marriage Patterns in Rural India: Influence of Sociocultural Context

Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Shiva S. Halli""; ""7 Marriage in Transition: Evidence on Age, Education, and Assets from Six Developing Countries

Agnes R. Quisumbing and Kelly Hallman""; ""8 Adolescent Transitions to Adulthood in Reform-Era China

Emily Hannum and Jihong Liu""

""9 Growing Up in Pakistan: The Separate Experiences of Males and Females

Cynthia B. Lloyd and Monica J. Grant""""10 Multilevel Modeling of Influences on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Cameroon

Barthomy Kuate-Defo""; ""11 Assessing the Economic Returns to Investing in Youth in Developing Countries

James C. Knowles and Jere R. Behrman""; ""Appendix Contents Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610742233

9780309164856

0309164850

9781280742231

1280742232

9780309551304

0309551307

OCLC:

923276478