"Because at school, you can become somebody" - The perceived health and economic returns on secondary schooling in rural Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The perceived returns on schooling are critical in schooling decision-making but are not well understood. This study examines the perceived returns on secondary schooling in Burkina Faso, where secondary school completion is among the lowest globally (<10%). METHODS:We conducted a two-staged qualitative study using semi-structured interviews (N = 49). In the first stage, we sampled students, dropouts, parents and teachers from a random sample of five schools (n = 39). In the second stage, we interviewed key informants knowledgeable of the school context using snowball sampling (n = 10). Systematic analysis was based on a grounded theory approach with a reading of transcripts, followed by coding of the narratives in NVivo 12. RESULTS:Respondents nearly universally perceived healt

SUBMITTER: Werner LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6934330 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature