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Book Review: An extraordinary story of ordinary lives
Book Review: An extraordinary story of ordinary lives

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Young Lives Qualitative Fieldwork Guide: Round Four (2013/2014)

Children are at the heart of Young Lives, and this fieldwork guide describes a set of tools that were developed to work with children involved in the longitudinal qualitative research component of the study. The manual guided the fourth round of data collection in 2013/14, which took place between the fourth and the fifth rounds of the household and child survey.

Young Lives Qualitative Fieldwork Guide: Round Four (2013/2014)

Children are at the heart of Young Lives, and this fieldwork guide describes a set of tools that were developed to work with children involved in the longitudinal qualitative research component of the study. The manual guided the fourth round of data collection in 2013/14, which took place between the fourth and the fifth rounds of the household and child survey.

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Early Childhood Development is essential to delivering the SDGs
Early Childhood Development is essential to delivering the SDGs

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Factors Affecting Successful Completion of Secondary Education in India

Against the backdrop of rapid economic growth and increased demand for skilled workers, and set within the framework of the recently agreed Sustainable Development Goals, the Government of India’s national mission for secondary education, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, has set an ambitious target of achieving near-universal enrolment in secondary education by 2017.

Factors Affecting Successful Completion of Secondary Education in India

Against the backdrop of rapid economic growth and increased demand for skilled workers, and set within the framework of the recently agreed Sustainable Development Goals, the Government of India’s national mission for secondary education, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, has set an ambitious target of achieving near-universal enrolment in secondary education by 2017.

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Does Parental Migration Really Benefit Left-behind Children?

Millions of children are left behind when their parents migrate from home to another place. This study examines whether parental migration can affect health and cognitive ability of left-behind children aged at 5-8 years old in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. It uses data on 7,725 children in the four countries collected from Young Lives surveys in 2007 and 2009. It finds that although parental migration helps families increase per capita consumption, it does not improve health and cognitive ability of children.

Does Parental Migration Really Benefit Left-behind Children?

Millions of children are left behind when their parents migrate from home to another place. This study examines whether parental migration can affect health and cognitive ability of left-behind children aged at 5-8 years old in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. It uses data on 7,725 children in the four countries collected from Young Lives surveys in 2007 and 2009. It finds that although parental migration helps families increase per capita consumption, it does not improve health and cognitive ability of children.

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Growth Trajectories from Conception through Middle Childhood and Cognitive Achievement at Age 8 Years

Child chronic malnutrition is endemic in low- and middle-income countries and deleterious for child development. Studies investigating the relationship between nutrition at different periods of childhood, as measured by growth in these periods (growth trajectories), and cognitive development have produced mixed evidence. Although an explanation of this has been that different studies use different approaches to model growth trajectories, the differences across approaches are not well understood.

Growth Trajectories from Conception through Middle Childhood and Cognitive Achievement at Age 8 Years

Child chronic malnutrition is endemic in low- and middle-income countries and deleterious for child development. Studies investigating the relationship between nutrition at different periods of childhood, as measured by growth in these periods (growth trajectories), and cognitive development have produced mixed evidence. Although an explanation of this has been that different studies use different approaches to model growth trajectories, the differences across approaches are not well understood.

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Addressing the Risk Factors for Early Marriage in Vietnam

Today’s youth has a crucial role to play in the future development of Viet Nam in terms of both economic and social development. Early marriage is associated with a higher risk of mortality for both mother and child, and takes away learning opportunities from young women. Although the government of Viet Nam has set a minimum age for marriage, the incidence of early marriage has been increasing over recent years. Policies need to address the root factors associated with early marriage.

Addressing the Risk Factors for Early Marriage in Vietnam

Today’s youth has a crucial role to play in the future development of Viet Nam in terms of both economic and social development. Early marriage is associated with a higher risk of mortality for both mother and child, and takes away learning opportunities from young women. Although the government of Viet Nam has set a minimum age for marriage, the incidence of early marriage has been increasing over recent years. Policies need to address the root factors associated with early marriage.

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Participant engagement in longitudinal studies: A knowledge exchange workshop
Participant engagement in longitudinal studies: A knowledge exchange workshop

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Undermining Learning: Multi-Country Longitudinal Evidence on Corporal Punishment in Schools

Globally the use of corporal punishment in schools is increasingly prohibited in law, yet in many countries its use continues, even where outlawed. Proponents argue that it is an effective and non-harmful means of instilling discipline, respect and obedience in children, while others point to a series of detrimental effects, including physical harm, poor academic performance, low class participation, school dropout and declining psychosocial well-being.

Undermining Learning: Multi-Country Longitudinal Evidence on Corporal Punishment in Schools

Globally the use of corporal punishment in schools is increasingly prohibited in law, yet in many countries its use continues, even where outlawed. Proponents argue that it is an effective and non-harmful means of instilling discipline, respect and obedience in children, while others point to a series of detrimental effects, including physical harm, poor academic performance, low class participation, school dropout and declining psychosocial well-being.

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Capturing a Picture of Change

This booklet gives an overview of how Young Lives uses research to engage with national and international debates and policies on child poverty. And it gives concrete examples of how our research is used for this purpose.

Capturing a Picture of Change

This booklet gives an overview of how Young Lives uses research to engage with national and international debates and policies on child poverty. And it gives concrete examples of how our research is used for this purpose.

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