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Parental Expectations and Educational Attainment Inequalities in Primary Education in Mozambique

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K18941
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section :Education and related fields
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

MANHISSE NELSON・FERNANDO  神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 部局研究員 (70975507)

Project Period (FY) 2023-08-31 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
KeywordsSmallholder households / School attendance / Educational attainment / Primary education / Mozambique / Parental expectations
Outline of Research at the Start

By applying primary and secondary data, the study analyzes the impact of parental expectations on the likelihood of finishing primary education in sustenance agriculture-dependent households in Mozambique. Additionally, it examines how gender and household location influence schooling.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

We used a unique dataset of Mozambique smallholder farm households to estimate children’s school attendance and educational attainment in primary education. The results indicate that schooling is age-dependent, with increased dropouts from age 12. In male-headed families and rural areas, girls attend less and have lower odds of finishing primary education while among female-headed households, boys and girls attend school equally. Generally, female heads increase children’s odds of attaining primary. Moreover, since rural youth rank first among people migrating to suburban/urban areas for work, remittances influence schooling negatively. These findings suggest that gender, household headship, and migration all play a role in determining children’s schooling in Mozambique.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.

Reason

The research has progressed beyond expectations. Based on the research, I published a paper with Professor Keiichi Ogawa, entitled "Smallholder households and children’s schooling in primary education in Mozambique" in March, 2024 in the International Journal of Educational Development.
The paper can be accessed through the DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.102980

Strategy for Future Research Activity

Next, I will expand the research to understand the expectations and differences in Mozambican society between households dependent on agriculture, i.e., smallholders, and the rest of the households employed in other sectors. This will give a more comprehensive view of what goes on within society regarding human capital investment.

Report

(1 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2024

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Smallholder households and children’s schooling in primary education in Mozambique2024

    • Author(s)
      Nelson Manhisse & Keiichi Ogawa
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Educational Development

      Volume: 105 Pages: 1-14

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.102980

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2023-09-11   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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