ERIC Number: EJ860339
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Dec
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-7757
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Does Educational Expansion Encourage Female Workforce Participation? A Study of the 1968 Reform in Taiwan
Tsai, Wehn-Jyuan; Liu, Jin-Tan; Chou, Shin-Yi; Thornton, Robert
Economics of Education Review, v28 n6 p750-758 Dec 2009
Between 1968 and 1973 the Taiwanese government undertook the most extensive expansion on record of the public junior high school system in Taiwan. This study analyzes the effects of the 1968 education reform and subsequent high school expansion on gender disparities in employment generally, as well in different sectors and classes of employment. Our results show that the education expansion exerted a major influence on the reallocation of female workers across various sectors and types of employment, thereby contributing to the efficient reallocation of females in the Taiwan economy. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: School Expansion, Junior High Schools, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Public Schools, High Schools, Females, Gender Differences, Educational Development, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, Long Range Planning, Educational Policy, Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement, Program Effectiveness, Economics, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Educational Indicators, Educational Attainment, Access to Education, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women, Womens Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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