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Policy and Practice on Language of Instruction in Ethiopian Schools

Education policies regarding language of instruction are hotly debated in countries where the population speaks multiple languages, including English. On the one hand, there is research to suggest that educating students in their mother tongue results in improved educational outcomes because it facilitates understanding of new concepts and strengthens affective measures such as self-esteem, identity, motivation and creativity.

Policy and Practice on Language of Instruction in Ethiopian Schools

Education policies regarding language of instruction are hotly debated in countries where the population speaks multiple languages, including English. On the one hand, there is research to suggest that educating students in their mother tongue results in improved educational outcomes because it facilitates understanding of new concepts and strengthens affective measures such as self-esteem, identity, motivation and creativity.

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Child poverty in India and the limits to growth
Child poverty in India and the limits to growth

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Growing up in Peru: Time Use of Rural and Urban Children

Paper in Spanish - original title: Creciendo en el Peru: una Mirada Longitudinal al uso del Tiempo de las Ninos y las Ninas en al Campo y la Ciudad

Growing up in Peru: Time Use of Rural and Urban Children

Paper in Spanish - original title: Creciendo en el Peru: una Mirada Longitudinal al uso del Tiempo de las Ninos y las Ninas en al Campo y la Ciudad

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Dynamics of Welfare and Poverty in Poor Rural and Urban Communities of Ethiopia

This paper looks at the factors associated with household welfare and poverty and the movement of households into and out of poverty in Ethiopia. To do this, we specified an empirical model in which the dependent variables are the level and changes in real per adult consumption, the probability of being absolutely poor, and movement into and out of poverty. We employed simple ordinary least squares, logit/probit and multinomial logit methods of estimation with and without controlling for individual and community fixed effects (fixed-effect estimation).

Dynamics of Welfare and Poverty in Poor Rural and Urban Communities of Ethiopia

This paper looks at the factors associated with household welfare and poverty and the movement of households into and out of poverty in Ethiopia. To do this, we specified an empirical model in which the dependent variables are the level and changes in real per adult consumption, the probability of being absolutely poor, and movement into and out of poverty. We employed simple ordinary least squares, logit/probit and multinomial logit methods of estimation with and without controlling for individual and community fixed effects (fixed-effect estimation).

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Practical Ethics in Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives

A great deal of attention is now paid to the ethics of social research. Research governance has expanded, and a burgeoning literature describes the processes,  practices and questions that arise in social research with children, families and communities. This paper outlines the approach taken to research ethics within Young Lives, a longitudinal study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Peru and Vietnam, co-ordinated by a research team based in the UK. Drawing on fieldwork reports, qualitative data and other material, I offer some ?real life?

Practical Ethics in Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives

A great deal of attention is now paid to the ethics of social research. Research governance has expanded, and a burgeoning literature describes the processes,  practices and questions that arise in social research with children, families and communities. This paper outlines the approach taken to research ethics within Young Lives, a longitudinal study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Peru and Vietnam, co-ordinated by a research team based in the UK. Drawing on fieldwork reports, qualitative data and other material, I offer some ?real life?

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Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills and Wages

Recently there has been growing interest in the relationship between cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and labour market outcomes. A large literature provides evidence on the positive connection between cognitive test scores and higher wages. Fewer and newer papers have explored the correlation between non cognitive test scores and wages. However, attention is focused on developed countries. Test scores suffer two limitations. First, they can be considered outcomes of the schooling level and latent (unobserved) cognitive and non-cognitive abilities.

Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills and Wages

Recently there has been growing interest in the relationship between cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and labour market outcomes. A large literature provides evidence on the positive connection between cognitive test scores and higher wages. Fewer and newer papers have explored the correlation between non cognitive test scores and wages. However, attention is focused on developed countries. Test scores suffer two limitations. First, they can be considered outcomes of the schooling level and latent (unobserved) cognitive and non-cognitive abilities.

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Aspiration Failure: A poverty trap for indigenous children in Peru?

This paper aims to contribute to understand the mechanisms underlying the complex exclusion process of indigenous people in Peru, by analysing the role played by aspirations in the investment in education of indigenous children. Aspirations of indigenous children are quite similar to those of non-indigenous children when comparing children with the same socio-economic status. However, indigenous children differ tremendously according to their aspiration gap, that measure the distance between the socio-economic status they aspire to reach and their current one.

Aspiration Failure: A poverty trap for indigenous children in Peru?

This paper aims to contribute to understand the mechanisms underlying the complex exclusion process of indigenous people in Peru, by analysing the role played by aspirations in the investment in education of indigenous children. Aspirations of indigenous children are quite similar to those of non-indigenous children when comparing children with the same socio-economic status. However, indigenous children differ tremendously according to their aspiration gap, that measure the distance between the socio-economic status they aspire to reach and their current one.

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Dynamics of Changing Nutritional Status of Children in Andhra Pradesh

This paper examines the dynamics of nutritional status of children in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India in the years of 2002, 2006 and 2009 based on a sample of a cohort of 2000 children born in the year 2001-02. It observes whether a child who was malnourished (in terms of stunting, wasting and underweight) during early childhood (infancy) switches to a healthy status (catches-up) as he grows up, or whether a child who was not malnourished during early childhood grows up to be a malnourished (falters).

Dynamics of Changing Nutritional Status of Children in Andhra Pradesh

This paper examines the dynamics of nutritional status of children in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India in the years of 2002, 2006 and 2009 based on a sample of a cohort of 2000 children born in the year 2001-02. It observes whether a child who was malnourished (in terms of stunting, wasting and underweight) during early childhood (infancy) switches to a healthy status (catches-up) as he grows up, or whether a child who was not malnourished during early childhood grows up to be a malnourished (falters).

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Can the Major Public Works Policy Buffer Negative Shocks in Early Childhood?

The study examines the role of the largest public works program in the world-the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) - in buffering the negative effects of early childhood exposure to rainfall shocks on long-term health outcomes. Exploiting the spatial and temporal variation in NREGS coverage, the study estimates the extent to which nutritional shocks in early childhood can be offset by access to the policy.

Can the Major Public Works Policy Buffer Negative Shocks in Early Childhood?

The study examines the role of the largest public works program in the world-the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) - in buffering the negative effects of early childhood exposure to rainfall shocks on long-term health outcomes. Exploiting the spatial and temporal variation in NREGS coverage, the study estimates the extent to which nutritional shocks in early childhood can be offset by access to the policy.

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Young Lives researcher honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Young Lives researcher honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
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