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Corporal punishment of children linked to lower school grades
Corporal punishment of children linked to lower school grades
Corporal punishment of children linked to lower school grades
Corporal punishment of children linked to lower school grades
New study: Hitting children in school linked with poorer test scores later on
New study: Hitting children in school linked with poorer test scores later on

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Tracking the Children of the Millennium

The global commitments made at the turn of the Millennium – to end poverty and hunger, improve access to clean water, sanitation and basic health care, and to expand primary school enrolment – were intended to transform the lives of children. Longitudinal studies that have tracked the lives of children over this period, have lessons to share as the world embarks on new commitments to an ambitious sustainable development agenda.

Tracking the Children of the Millennium

The global commitments made at the turn of the Millennium – to end poverty and hunger, improve access to clean water, sanitation and basic health care, and to expand primary school enrolment – were intended to transform the lives of children. Longitudinal studies that have tracked the lives of children over this period, have lessons to share as the world embarks on new commitments to an ambitious sustainable development agenda.

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'Qualitative Longitudinal Research with Children and Young People'

There is growing interest in the potential value of qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) for shedding light on temporal dimensions of experience, and on the way personal biographies are shaped by social structures and processes over time.

'Qualitative Longitudinal Research with Children and Young People'

There is growing interest in the potential value of qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) for shedding light on temporal dimensions of experience, and on the way personal biographies are shaped by social structures and processes over time.

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Intersections of School, Work, and Learning: Children in Ethiopia, India, Peru,and Vietnam

This chapter synthesises recent research from Young Lives, a longitudinal study of children growing up in poverty in four countries, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. The chapter focuses on spatial and temporal aspects of learning and working. Using case studies from qualitative research as well as survey data, it describes first the extent and forms of work children undertake and how these change over time, second, how poverty influences children’s work activities, and  third, what skills children learn through work.

Intersections of School, Work, and Learning: Children in Ethiopia, India, Peru,and Vietnam

This chapter synthesises recent research from Young Lives, a longitudinal study of children growing up in poverty in four countries, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. The chapter focuses on spatial and temporal aspects of learning and working. Using case studies from qualitative research as well as survey data, it describes first the extent and forms of work children undertake and how these change over time, second, how poverty influences children’s work activities, and  third, what skills children learn through work.

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Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India

In this paper we estimate production functions for cognition and health throughout four stages of childhood from 5-15 years of age using two cohorts of children drawn from the Young Lives Survey for India. The inputs into the production function include parental background, prior child cognition and health and child investments. We allow investments to be endogenous and they depend on local prices and household income, as well as on the exogenous determinants of cognition and health.

Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India

In this paper we estimate production functions for cognition and health throughout four stages of childhood from 5-15 years of age using two cohorts of children drawn from the Young Lives Survey for India. The inputs into the production function include parental background, prior child cognition and health and child investments. We allow investments to be endogenous and they depend on local prices and household income, as well as on the exogenous determinants of cognition and health.

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Conference and Call for Papers: Adolescence, Youth and Gender
Conference and Call for Papers: Adolescence, Youth and Gender
Changing Patterns of Food Demand
Changing Patterns of Food Demand

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Corporal Punishment in Schools

Globally the use of corporal punishment in schools is increasingly prohibited in law, yet its use continues in many contexts, even where outlawed. While some may argue that it is an effective and non-harmful means of instilling discipline, respect and obedience into children, others point to a series of detrimental effects, including poor academic performance, low class participation, early drop-out, and declining psychosocial well-being.

Corporal Punishment in Schools

Globally the use of corporal punishment in schools is increasingly prohibited in law, yet its use continues in many contexts, even where outlawed. While some may argue that it is an effective and non-harmful means of instilling discipline, respect and obedience into children, others point to a series of detrimental effects, including poor academic performance, low class participation, early drop-out, and declining psychosocial well-being.

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