Education

• Mother Education and Father Presence: Minorities’ Diminished Returns 52-64

  Babak Najand, John Ashley Pallera, Shervin Assari*

  
  

  Background: Typically, higher maternal education aligns with higher paternal education and greater paternal presence, reinforcing family-level advantages that contribute to youth well-being. However, the theory of Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) posits that the...

• What is Literacy? Empirical Perspectives on Literacy from Two Rural Communities in Ghana 3-16

  Theophilus Nkansah

  
  

  The concept of literacy is complex and dynamic, having evolved across contexts, cultures, and scholarly traditions. This paper reports findings from two rural Ghanaian communities, Juaso and Saaman, to explore how literacy is perceived and practiced. Framed within the theory of Literacy as...