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Children's Work and Labour in East Africa

This book brings together contributions by academics and practitioners interested in strengthening the role of research in improving policies relatied to children and poverty in Africa. It presents evidence from working children's lives and perspectives in cases from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, spanning a variety of types of children's work, from agriculture to mining to petty trade, paid and unpaid work, inside and outside household contexts.

Children's Work and Labour in East Africa

This book brings together contributions by academics and practitioners interested in strengthening the role of research in improving policies relatied to children and poverty in Africa. It presents evidence from working children's lives and perspectives in cases from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, spanning a variety of types of children's work, from agriculture to mining to petty trade, paid and unpaid work, inside and outside household contexts.

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Children Combining Work and School in Ethiopian Communities

In a context of rapidly expanding access to school in Ethiopia, alongside investment and development which are providing incentives for children to work, this chapter considers how children living in conditions of relative poverty experience both work and schooling, and how these are inter-related in selected urban and rural communities. We begin by reviewing relevant literature and introducing the methods used in the Young Lives research.

Children Combining Work and School in Ethiopian Communities

In a context of rapidly expanding access to school in Ethiopia, alongside investment and development which are providing incentives for children to work, this chapter considers how children living in conditions of relative poverty experience both work and schooling, and how these are inter-related in selected urban and rural communities. We begin by reviewing relevant literature and introducing the methods used in the Young Lives research.

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Work in Children's Lives in Ethiopia: Examples from Young Lives Communities

The role and value of child work are under scrutiny as never before in Ethiopia, as elsewhere, where the rapid expansion of formal schooling, as well as broader social, political and economic changes, bring into sharp relief competing definitions of what a 'good childhood' should look like for this generation of children.

Work in Children's Lives in Ethiopia: Examples from Young Lives Communities

The role and value of child work are under scrutiny as never before in Ethiopia, as elsewhere, where the rapid expansion of formal schooling, as well as broader social, political and economic changes, bring into sharp relief competing definitions of what a 'good childhood' should look like for this generation of children.

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Delivery by Caesarean Section and Risk of Childhood Obesity

New journal article which uses Young Lives data from the public archive, written by Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz (from CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima) and J. Jaime Miranda (Department of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima)

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Objectives. We aimed to assess if Caesarean section is a risk factor for overnutrition in early- and late-childhood, and to assess the magnitude of the effect of child- versus family-related variables in these risk estimates.

Delivery by Caesarean Section and Risk of Childhood Obesity

New journal article which uses Young Lives data from the public archive, written by Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz (from CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima) and J. Jaime Miranda (Department of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima)

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Objectives. We aimed to assess if Caesarean section is a risk factor for overnutrition in early- and late-childhood, and to assess the magnitude of the effect of child- versus family-related variables in these risk estimates.

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Changes in Rural Children’s Use of Time: Evidence from Ethiopia and Andhra Pradesh, India

Drawing on the data from Young Lives, comparing the daily lives of two cohorts of children between two rounds of survey data gathered in 2002 and 2009, this chapter aims to map broad trends in the change of children's time use. The chapter combines the analysis of surveys with analysis of qualitative data: the Older Cohort were aged 12?13 when they were first interviewed in 2007, and the Younger Cohort children were aged 9?10 when interviewed for the third time in 2010. The comparison between the two types of data is not exact: one to two years?

Changes in Rural Children’s Use of Time: Evidence from Ethiopia and Andhra Pradesh, India

Drawing on the data from Young Lives, comparing the daily lives of two cohorts of children between two rounds of survey data gathered in 2002 and 2009, this chapter aims to map broad trends in the change of children's time use. The chapter combines the analysis of surveys with analysis of qualitative data: the Older Cohort were aged 12?13 when they were first interviewed in 2007, and the Younger Cohort children were aged 9?10 when interviewed for the third time in 2010. The comparison between the two types of data is not exact: one to two years?

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Reflections: Inequality, School and Social Change

This chapter provides a concise summary of the book which draws together detailed survey and qualitative evidence collected over 10 years about children?s lives between the ages of 5 and 15 and demonstrates how changes and opportunities during middle childhood can affect children?s development and well-being.

Reflections: Inequality, School and Social Change

This chapter provides a concise summary of the book which draws together detailed survey and qualitative evidence collected over 10 years about children?s lives between the ages of 5 and 15 and demonstrates how changes and opportunities during middle childhood can affect children?s development and well-being.

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Educational Opportunities and Learning Outcomes of Children in Peru: A Longitudinal Model

 This chapter explores the association between the quality of school services, socio-economic status, and achievement at different ages for a cohort of Peruvian children. Given the empirical associations between socio-economic characteristics and achievement, a relevant question for policy is whether or not schools in developing countries are providing services of comparable quality to children from different backgrounds.

Educational Opportunities and Learning Outcomes of Children in Peru: A Longitudinal Model

 This chapter explores the association between the quality of school services, socio-economic status, and achievement at different ages for a cohort of Peruvian children. Given the empirical associations between socio-economic characteristics and achievement, a relevant question for policy is whether or not schools in developing countries are providing services of comparable quality to children from different backgrounds.

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What needs to be done to keep child marriages trending down
What needs to be done to keep child marriages trending down

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Ethnic Minority Children's and Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Schooling in Vietnam: A Case Study of the Cham H'roi

While exploring the issues associated with ethnic minority education in Vietnam, this chapter argues that, while the role of economic factors cannot be ignored, providing ethnic minority children with financial assistance alone does not solve their educational problems. To deal with the issues around ethnic minority education, it is important to take into account the reasons why children stay at school or drop out.

Ethnic Minority Children's and Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Schooling in Vietnam: A Case Study of the Cham H'roi

While exploring the issues associated with ethnic minority education in Vietnam, this chapter argues that, while the role of economic factors cannot be ignored, providing ethnic minority children with financial assistance alone does not solve their educational problems. To deal with the issues around ethnic minority education, it is important to take into account the reasons why children stay at school or drop out.

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How Much Difference Does School Make and For Whom?

This chapter focuses on understanding distributional equity of access to quality schooling in a comparative framework, using Young Lives data from Vietnam and Peru. These two countries provide examples of somewhat different educational systems and contexts ? in particular the vast majority of pupils in Vietnam attend government schools near their homes with many common features including common curricula and textbooks, while in Peru children attend a more heterogeneous range of schools including government and private, monolingual and bilingual schools.

How Much Difference Does School Make and For Whom?

This chapter focuses on understanding distributional equity of access to quality schooling in a comparative framework, using Young Lives data from Vietnam and Peru. These two countries provide examples of somewhat different educational systems and contexts ? in particular the vast majority of pupils in Vietnam attend government schools near their homes with many common features including common curricula and textbooks, while in Peru children attend a more heterogeneous range of schools including government and private, monolingual and bilingual schools.

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