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What do we know about how children use their time?
What do we know about how children use their time?
Children's Well-being and Work in Sub-Saharan Africa
Children's Well-being and Work in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Emergence and Evolution of Learning Gaps across Countries

There are substantial learning gaps across countries on standardised international assessments. In this paper, I use unique child-level panel data from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam with identical tests administered across these countries to children at 5, 8, 12 and 15 years of age to ask at what ages do gaps between different populations emerge, how they increase or decline over time, and what the proximate determinants of this divergence are.

Emergence and Evolution of Learning Gaps across Countries

There are substantial learning gaps across countries on standardised international assessments. In this paper, I use unique child-level panel data from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam with identical tests administered across these countries to children at 5, 8, 12 and 15 years of age to ask at what ages do gaps between different populations emerge, how they increase or decline over time, and what the proximate determinants of this divergence are.

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Children’s Agency in Responding to Shocks and Adverse Events in Ethiopia

This paper focuses on children's experiences of shocks and adverse events and their agency in dealing with the impacts of such events in Ethiopia, using survey and qualitative data collected from individuals and groups of children and young people. It draws on Young Lives data, including data from two qualitative sub-studies carried out in 2009 and 2010. It finds out that children have their own experiences of shocks, different from the experiences of adults or of the household as a whole, and that some of the shocks have long-term consequences for children's well-being.

Children’s Agency in Responding to Shocks and Adverse Events in Ethiopia

This paper focuses on children's experiences of shocks and adverse events and their agency in dealing with the impacts of such events in Ethiopia, using survey and qualitative data collected from individuals and groups of children and young people. It draws on Young Lives data, including data from two qualitative sub-studies carried out in 2009 and 2010. It finds out that children have their own experiences of shocks, different from the experiences of adults or of the household as a whole, and that some of the shocks have long-term consequences for children's well-being.

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Children's well-being and work in Sub-Saharan-Africa

The majority of children in sub-Saharan Africa are engaged in some form of work, whether paid or unpaid. In Ethiopia, evidence from Young Lives shows that 90 per cent of 8 year olds undertook some form of work. Understanding how work affects children’s development and well-being, including their schooling, is critical for designing more effective child protection policies. We examine how work impacts on children’s opportunities to learn, physical health and subjective well-being.

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Children's well-being and work in Sub-Saharan-Africa

The majority of children in sub-Saharan Africa are engaged in some form of work, whether paid or unpaid. In Ethiopia, evidence from Young Lives shows that 90 per cent of 8 year olds undertook some form of work. Understanding how work affects children’s development and well-being, including their schooling, is critical for designing more effective child protection policies. We examine how work impacts on children’s opportunities to learn, physical health and subjective well-being.

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Aspirations, Poverty and Education

While aspirations are receiving increasing attention in the study of poverty, empirical evidence remains limited. Using Young Lives data for Andhra Pradesh, this paper investigates whether mothers' aspirations matter for their children's education outcomes. We observe a strong relationship: aspiring to one additional year of schooling lifts the grade achieved at age 15 by 1.8 years on average. The relationship is, however, non-linear, with low aspirations having low effects, medium aspirations having large effects, and high aspirations having slightly lower but still large effects.

Aspirations, Poverty and Education

While aspirations are receiving increasing attention in the study of poverty, empirical evidence remains limited. Using Young Lives data for Andhra Pradesh, this paper investigates whether mothers' aspirations matter for their children's education outcomes. We observe a strong relationship: aspiring to one additional year of schooling lifts the grade achieved at age 15 by 1.8 years on average. The relationship is, however, non-linear, with low aspirations having low effects, medium aspirations having large effects, and high aspirations having slightly lower but still large effects.

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Classroom Process, Teacher Ability and Student Performance

There is ample evidence in the existing literature to show increased enrolment in school but mere achieving universalization of education in terms of enrolment may not be sufficient; rather there is a need for the completion of primary education with quality. Understanding the classroom processes is vital for improving the quality of education. It is thus crucial to critically examine the teaching-learning processes and the activities of teachers and children in the classrooms and in the schools for a comprehensive understanding of the quality of education.

Classroom Process, Teacher Ability and Student Performance

There is ample evidence in the existing literature to show increased enrolment in school but mere achieving universalization of education in terms of enrolment may not be sufficient; rather there is a need for the completion of primary education with quality. Understanding the classroom processes is vital for improving the quality of education. It is thus crucial to critically examine the teaching-learning processes and the activities of teachers and children in the classrooms and in the schools for a comprehensive understanding of the quality of education.

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‘Life-course‘ perspectives on child poverty
‘Life-course‘ perspectives on child poverty
New data release: Young Lives Rounds 1-3 Constructed Files, 2002-2009
New data release: Young Lives Rounds 1-3 Constructed Files, 2002-2009

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Beyond Urban Relocation: Expectations and Concerns of Children and Caregivers in Addis Ababa and Hawassa

This paper documents the views of children and their caregivers about an impending relocation (that has been on the cards for a while) in the context of plans for central areas of Addis Ababa and Hawassa to be developed.

Beyond Urban Relocation: Expectations and Concerns of Children and Caregivers in Addis Ababa and Hawassa

This paper documents the views of children and their caregivers about an impending relocation (that has been on the cards for a while) in the context of plans for central areas of Addis Ababa and Hawassa to be developed.

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