Inequality of opportunity linked to disability in school enrollment among youth: Evidence from Egypt

El-Saadani, Somaya; Metwally, Soha

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.04.001

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“…The relationship between poverty and disability may be vicious and reinforcing. Children with disabilities may have limited access to schooling opportunities and consequently lower human capital accumulation (Mizunoya et al 2018;Lamichhane and Kawakatsu, 2015;El Saadani and Metwally 2019). In support of this, Filmer (2008) found lower school enrolment rates among PWDs in developing countries.…”

Section: Potential Mechanisms Through Which Disability Affects Househmentioning

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Disability and Household Welfare in Ghana: Costs and Correlates

2020

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Persons with disabilities face substantial barriers that impede their integration and participation in social and economic activities. Households with disabled members may be vulnerable to poverty due to the extra cost of living with a disability. However, there exists a knowledge gap in the magnitude of the extra cost of disabilities in sub Saharan Africa. Using data from a nationally representative household survey, this paper estimates the extra cost of disabilities in Ghana. The paper further examines the welfare effects of households with persons with disabilities. Based on the standard of living approach, we estimate the extra cost to households with a person with disability to be 26% of annual household consumption expenditures. Adjusting for the extra cost of poverty, the incidence of poverty increases from 38.5 to 52.9% amongst households with a disabled member. Our findings suggest the need to improve the efficiency of support programs to persons with disabilities to mitigate the extra costs of disabilities and reduce their vulnerability to poverty. In addition, enhancing access to economic opportunities and social services for persons with disabilities will be imperative to improve their quality of life and dignity.

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Section: Potential Mechanisms Through Which Disability Affects Househmentioning

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Disability and Household Welfare in Ghana: Costs and Correlates

2020

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“…In Egypt, previous research has shown that disability tremendously reduces the chance of school enrollment. For example, about 25% of children (7-17 years old) and 35% of youth (15-29 years old) with disabilities were not enrolled in education compared to 1.4 and 4.4% among their peers, respectively (El-Saadani and Metwally, 2019;Rabee, 2019). Furthermore, dropout rates were significantly higher among…”

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“…Parents with high levels of education and those who are economically better off were more likely to purchase ICTs for their children than parents with low education and who were financially poor. Gender gap, according to numerous studies, in school enrollment and scholastic achievement persists (see, for example, El-Saadani and Metwally, 2019;Ismail et al, 2016;Takeda and Lamichhane, 2018;UNESCO, 2018). We assume that this gender gap may extend to digital literacy.…”

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Does the pattern of ICT possession exacerbate inequality in educational opportunities between students with and without disabilities? Evidence from Egypt

El-Saadani,

Metwally,

Abdelaziz

2024

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PurposeThis study aims to analyze to what extent distance education is feasible and efficient with the limited technological infrastructure in Egypt. The study answers this question from the perspective of households' preparedness level regarding possessing information and communication technologies (ICTs). In addition, it assesses whether the pattern of students' ICT ownership is influenced by disability- and socioeconomic-based inequality in education and whether the pattern of ICT ownership exacerbates such biases.Design/methodology/approachA three-stage probit model with double sample selection (PMDSS) was applied to estimate the factors likely to influence ICT possession, considering the selection process for school enrollment and education continuation. The authors utilized nationally representative data from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2018.FindingsAbout 40% of students aged 12–25 did not have ICTs. Most socioeconomically poor households, particularly those living in Upper Egypt, were the least likely to obtain ICTs and rely on distance education. In addition, female students, particularly those with disabilities, had the lowest chance of benefitting from distance learning.Research limitations/implicationsThe persistent structural deprivation of school enrollment and educational progression has led to the positive selection of well-off children in education, which is extended to ICT possession and internet use. Without addressing these structural biases, the study suggests that distance education will likely exacerbate educational inequalities.Originality/valueThe study analyzed the extent to which Egyptian families were prepared in 2018 regarding ICT possessions for distance education for their children, particularly those with disabilities. Furthermore, it investigated whether access to distance learning was influenced by disability- and socioeconomic-based inequalities in education.

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“…(2019)." Disability-free life expectancy estimates forBrazil and major regions, 1998and 2013". Ciência & Saúde Labbe, J, A.…”

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توقع البقاء على قيد الحياة الخالية من الإعاقة حسب أنواع الإعاقات: مصر2017

Metwally,

محمد,

عوض

2023

المجلة المصرية للسکان وتنظيم الأسرة

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This study aimed to estimate among the population in Egypt (aged 5 years and over): 1) the prevalence rates of severe disability by sex and, the common types, and 2) disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) by sex, age, and disability type. Data were from Egypt General Census for Population, Housing, and Establishments 2017. To identify individuals with disabilities, the Census asked respondents a short set of questions on functional difficulties, as suggested by the United Nations Washington Group (UN-WG) on Disability Statistics. The DFLE was estimated using the Sullivan method. The findings indicated that the most prevalent types of disabilities among males and females are mobility, followed by difficulties in self-care, and then communicating. Females have longer DFLE and longer DLE than males but have a lower proportion of DFLE to the total lifetime in all age groups. Mobility disability occupied the highest expected percentage of years lived in all age groups, followed by vision, and then the self-care disability. Thus, individuals with mobility disabilities are the most in need of attention, as well as females of older ages.k The findings of the study suggest that the contextual differences in how the process of aging has been experienced need to be considered by decision-makers when designing .gender-responsive policies

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Inequality of opportunity linked to disability in school enrollment among youth: Evidence from Egypt

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Disability and Household Welfare in Ghana: Costs and Correlates

Disability and Household Welfare in Ghana: Costs and Correlates

Does the pattern of ICT possession exacerbate inequality in educational opportunities between students with and without disabilities? Evidence from Egypt

توقع البقاء على قيد الحياة الخالية من الإعاقة حسب أنواع الإعاقات: مصر2017

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