ERIC Number: EJ1438518
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2377-8253
EISSN: EISSN-2377-8261
Floods and Children's Education in Rural India
Nazar Khalid; Jere Behrman; Emily Hannum; Amrit Thapa
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, v10 n1 p230-254 2024
Floods cause extensive damage in high-income countries, including the United States, but problems are more severe in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that lack preventative and mitigating infrastructure. Marginalized children's education in LMICs might be particularly vulnerable. Using the Indian Human Development Survey, we investigate flood exposure implications for the education of school-age rural children, paying particular attention to children from marginalized groups. Results show that lower-caste Hindu, Muslim, and poorer children with less-educated parents in agricultural households are more likely to experience flooding. Interactions between flooding and marginalization characteristics indicate that flood exposure is associated with disproportionately negative learning outcomes for girls and that economic resources may mitigate flood exposure effects on delayed school progress. While greater exposures for marginalized groups are concerning, the limited number and modest magnitudes of documented negative effect heterogeneities for marginalized children are somewhat better news.
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Student Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Developing Nations, Children, Disadvantaged, Power Structure, Rural Areas, Social Class, Religion, Muslims, Economically Disadvantaged, Gender Bias, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: India
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2230615