The Relationship between Female Education Level and Fertility Rates: A Case Study of Kagulu Subcounty (Buyende District) Uganda.
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2015-11
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Kampala International University. College of Education,open distance and e-learning.
Abstract
The present paper deals with the topic of fertility in KAGULU SUBCOUNTY and takes
as its point of departure the need to reduce very high fertility, given its potential
harmful effects. Two approaches to reducing fertility are identified, viz, coercion and
voluntarism. As coercion is rejected, the paper works within a voluntary approach to
fertility reduction. This entails trying to understand what causes high fertility to persist
so these causes can be targeted. It is discussed how such causes can best be
examined, and as it is my belief that a problem with many fertility theories is their
focus on just one explanatory factor, I identify a theoretical framework that is able to
incorporate insights from several different theories,
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A Dissertation Presented To The College Of Education And Long Distance Learning Of Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement For The Award Of A Bachelors Degree Of Arts With Education.
Keywords
Female Education, Fertility Rates