Family planning outcomes and school attendance in sub-Saharan Africa • Abiba L.P. Longwe, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen ; Jeroen Smits, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Timing of first birth among black women in South Africa and its impact on schooling • Karabo E. Mhele, North-West University, South Africa

Fertility shock and schooling • Michel Tenikue, CEPS/INSTEAD ; Sandrine Koissy-Kpein, CEPS/INSTEAD ; Mathias Kuepie, CEPS/INSTEAD

The effect of birth spacing on child survival in Kassena-Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana • Paul Welaga, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Cornelius Y. Debpuur, Navrongo Health Research Centre ; Timothy Awine, Navrongo Health Research Centre