![Sample our Health and Social Care journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/5938/TOC-Subject-Sample-2021-Health-Social-Care.jpg"})
ABSTRACT
This study aims to analyse the role of mothers’ education and employment status on children’s education during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Using 2021 data (and 2018 for comparison) from the National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS), the results of a logit regression showed that mothers’ education and mothers’ employment status generally had a positive and significant effect on children’s education during the study period in three categories of education, i.e. primary education, junior secondary education, and senior secondary education. This study also found that children had a lower probability of being able to join education during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to normal conditions. This study has implications for the need for educational policy, including the development of informal educational programs, as well as ease of access for mothers to enter the labour market.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Additional information
Funding
Notes on contributors
Dien Amalina Nur Asrofi
Dien Amalina Nur Asrofi is doctoral candidate and researcher in the Department of Economics, Brawijaya University-Indonesia. Her research interest in labor economics, and economics development. Focusing on female labour, female entrepreneur, and children education.
Devanto Shasta Pratomo
Devanto Shasta Pratomo is a professor in labour economics at Brawijaya University-Indonesia. His research focuses on labour economics, education and migration.
Farah Wulandari Pangestuty
Farah Wulandari Pangestuty is a lecturer in Department of Economics at Brawijaya University, Indonesia. Her expertise are Economic Development, Nutrition and Food Economics, Food Security, and Rural Development.