Learning and Earning in the Context of Small-Scale Gold Mining: Examining the Compatibility of Schooling and Work in the Lives of Working Young People in Ghana

This study investigates the determinants of education demand in small-scale gold mining communities in Burkina Faso. It investigates issues of low demand of education in small-scale gold mining communities, in relation to the current debate around natural resources being a curse for local communities. It highlights priorities of education demand and supply factors that investments from natural resources can target to turn the resource curse into a blessing for education. Probit regression was used for the analysis, as education demand is proxied by a binary variable. Results suggest that child characteristics, household, and education supply factors are important predictors of education demand in small-scale gold mining communities in Burkina Faso. However, households demand for education does not follow the traditional pattern that shows higher education demand for wealthier families. This study recommends then that interventions focus on "opening the eyes" of many parents for them to realize that education is a long-term investment.

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Learning and Earning in the Context of Small-Scale Gold Mining: Examining the Compatibility of Schooling and Work in the Lives of Working Young People in Ghana

Abstract: Dominant discourses on young people's work tend to highlight the dangers associated with their work. Childhood is seen as a time for school and play and work has been tagged as unarguably incompatible

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Connecting family, school, gold mining community and primary school students’ reading achievements in Burkina Faso – A three-level hierarchical linear model analysis

Connecting family, school, gold mining community and primary school students’ reading achievements in Burkina Faso – A three-level hierarchical linear model analysis

Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Determinants of Education Demand in Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities in Burkina Faso

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