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What Determines Learning Among Kinh and Ethnic Minority Students in Vietnam

Ethnic minority children in Vietnam score much lower on mathematics and reading tests than do ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) children. This paper examines the acquisition of mathematics and reading skills in Vietnam, using the Young Lives household survey data that were collected in 2002 and 2006. While further research is needed, the analysis in this paper leads to three important conclusions.

First, these disparities are already very large by age 5, i.e. even before children start primary school.

What Determines Learning Among Kinh and Ethnic Minority Students in Vietnam

Ethnic minority children in Vietnam score much lower on mathematics and reading tests than do ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) children. This paper examines the acquisition of mathematics and reading skills in Vietnam, using the Young Lives household survey data that were collected in 2002 and 2006. While further research is needed, the analysis in this paper leads to three important conclusions.

First, these disparities are already very large by age 5, i.e. even before children start primary school.

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Transfers and Conditions: Unexpected effects of the Juntos programme in Peru

This is the third policy brief from Young Lives about Juntos, the conditional cash transfer programme in Peru which aims, in the short term, to reduce poverty by making a payment of 100 nuevos soles per month to each participating household if they comply with certain conditions intended to improve children's health and education. The brief describes the conditionalities employed by Juntos and finds there are also some unintended impacts for beneficiary families.

Transfers and Conditions: Unexpected effects of the Juntos programme in Peru

This is the third policy brief from Young Lives about Juntos, the conditional cash transfer programme in Peru which aims, in the short term, to reduce poverty by making a payment of 100 nuevos soles per month to each participating household if they comply with certain conditions intended to improve children's health and education. The brief describes the conditionalities employed by Juntos and finds there are also some unintended impacts for beneficiary families.

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Is School Education Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Children?: Factors Shaping Education Inequalities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam

School education is held up as an "escape route from poverty". Millions of poor children and families are buying into this promise and often investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life. This paper looks at children's unequal trajectories from early childhood through to the time they leave school, examining how various factors are shaping their educational opportunities and achievement.

Is School Education Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Children?: Factors Shaping Education Inequalities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam

School education is held up as an "escape route from poverty". Millions of poor children and families are buying into this promise and often investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life. This paper looks at children's unequal trajectories from early childhood through to the time they leave school, examining how various factors are shaping their educational opportunities and achievement.

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From Policy to Implementation: An In-depth Exploration of the MGNREGs in Andhra Pradesh

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was rolled out across India in 2008. Following positive appraisals of MGNREGS based on quantitative data (e.g. Uppal 2009), this paper uses household survey data from adults and from children aged 7–8 and individual and group interview data from young people aged 15 to 16 and from key informants to explore firstly whether these appraisals are confirmed by

From Policy to Implementation: An In-depth Exploration of the MGNREGs in Andhra Pradesh

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was rolled out across India in 2008. Following positive appraisals of MGNREGS based on quantitative data (e.g. Uppal 2009), this paper uses household survey data from adults and from children aged 7–8 and individual and group interview data from young people aged 15 to 16 and from key informants to explore firstly whether these appraisals are confirmed by

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Do Vietnamese Schools Provide the Right Education for an Industrialising Country?

This paper examines whether Vietnamese schools are providing children with the education that is needed by an industrialising middle-income country. International comparisons show that, despite Vietnam's generous spending on education, the country's school enrolments and attainments are relatively low compared to its competitors in east and south-east Asia. The 2007 Labour Force Survey is used to examine the qualifications that new labour market entrants need to obtain skilled employment, and to investigate the returns to different levels of education.

Do Vietnamese Schools Provide the Right Education for an Industrialising Country?

This paper examines whether Vietnamese schools are providing children with the education that is needed by an industrialising middle-income country. International comparisons show that, despite Vietnam's generous spending on education, the country's school enrolments and attainments are relatively low compared to its competitors in east and south-east Asia. The 2007 Labour Force Survey is used to examine the qualifications that new labour market entrants need to obtain skilled employment, and to investigate the returns to different levels of education.

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Beyond Food Security: Transforming the PSNP in Ethiopia for the Well-being of Children

This paper investigates the possible impacts of the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) on children's well-being and recommends child-focused social protection that goes beyond the PSNP. It draws on data from the Young Lives survey of 569 rural households and qualitative case studies of 32 households and children living in four rural communities in 2006 and 2009.

Beyond Food Security: Transforming the PSNP in Ethiopia for the Well-being of Children

This paper investigates the possible impacts of the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) on children's well-being and recommends child-focused social protection that goes beyond the PSNP. It draws on data from the Young Lives survey of 569 rural households and qualitative case studies of 32 households and children living in four rural communities in 2006 and 2009.

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Delivering Quality Early Learning in Low-resource Settings

Ethiopia offers a case study of the opportunities and challenges in development of ECCE in low-resource settings. These challenges need to be understood in the context of recent government priorities to universalise primary education. In many respects, Ethiopia is a success story of Education For All (EFA). In 1992, after the end of the civil war, nearly four out of five children were out of school, by 2009 the number of children out of school had been reduced to one in five.

Delivering Quality Early Learning in Low-resource Settings

Ethiopia offers a case study of the opportunities and challenges in development of ECCE in low-resource settings. These challenges need to be understood in the context of recent government priorities to universalise primary education. In many respects, Ethiopia is a success story of Education For All (EFA). In 1992, after the end of the civil war, nearly four out of five children were out of school, by 2009 the number of children out of school had been reduced to one in five.

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Delivering Quality Early Education in Low-resource Settings

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Ethiopia offers a case study of the opportunities and challenges in development of ECCE in low-resource settings. These challenges need to be understood in the context of recent government priorities to universalise primary education. In many respects, Ethiopia is a success story of Education For All (EFA). In 1992, after the end of the civil war, nearly four out of five children were out of school, by 2009 the number of children out of school had been reduced to one in five.

Delivering Quality Early Education in Low-resource Settings

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Ethiopia offers a case study of the opportunities and challenges in development of ECCE in low-resource settings. These challenges need to be understood in the context of recent government priorities to universalise primary education. In many respects, Ethiopia is a success story of Education For All (EFA). In 1992, after the end of the civil war, nearly four out of five children were out of school, by 2009 the number of children out of school had been reduced to one in five.

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Emerging Implications of Open and Linked Data for Knowledge Sharing in Development

Movements towards open data involve the publication of datasets (from metadata on publications, to research, to operational project statistics) online in standard formats and without restrictions on reuse. A number of open datasets are published as linked data, creating a web of connected datasets. Governments, companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the world are increasingly exploring how the publication and use of open and linked data can have impacts on governance, economic growth and the delivery of services.

Emerging Implications of Open and Linked Data for Knowledge Sharing in Development

Movements towards open data involve the publication of datasets (from metadata on publications, to research, to operational project statistics) online in standard formats and without restrictions on reuse. A number of open datasets are published as linked data, creating a web of connected datasets. Governments, companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the world are increasingly exploring how the publication and use of open and linked data can have impacts on governance, economic growth and the delivery of services.

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Early Childhood Care and Education in Peru: Evidence from Young Lives

Early childhood care and education (ECCE) programmes are increasingly recognised as being important in achieving a number of social, cultural and economic goals which are vital in the fight against poverty. Significant investments in ECCE have been made across Latin America, and the Peruvian government is committed to increasing and improving existing services. Research from Young Lives in Peru finds that four out of five boys and girls among a sample of nearly 2,000 children accessed early education between the ages of 3 and 6. But it also shows that access is unequal.

Early Childhood Care and Education in Peru: Evidence from Young Lives

Early childhood care and education (ECCE) programmes are increasingly recognised as being important in achieving a number of social, cultural and economic goals which are vital in the fight against poverty. Significant investments in ECCE have been made across Latin America, and the Peruvian government is committed to increasing and improving existing services. Research from Young Lives in Peru finds that four out of five boys and girls among a sample of nearly 2,000 children accessed early education between the ages of 3 and 6. But it also shows that access is unequal.

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