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An Analysis of Social Capital as a Risk-Sharing Mechanism in Children's Development in India

This essay evaluates the role of social capital as a risk-coping device in rural communities of India's Andhra Pradesh state. Focusing on health outcomes among children between the ages of 1 and 9, I test whether social capital serves as an insurance mechanism and helps households minimize the negative impact of income shocks. Negative shocks considered are of two types: individual-household level shocks and common (or aggregate) shocks affecting more than one household.

An Analysis of Social Capital as a Risk-Sharing Mechanism in Children's Development in India

This essay evaluates the role of social capital as a risk-coping device in rural communities of India's Andhra Pradesh state. Focusing on health outcomes among children between the ages of 1 and 9, I test whether social capital serves as an insurance mechanism and helps households minimize the negative impact of income shocks. Negative shocks considered are of two types: individual-household level shocks and common (or aggregate) shocks affecting more than one household.

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Long-term Health Consequences of Early Childhood Exposure to the Indian Drought of 2002

Droughts are recurrent features of the Indian climatic fabric. A single month's failure (or delay) of the annual monsoon can wield a debilitating blow—in varying degrees—to Indian agriculture and the livelihoods of people, particularly the rural populace. In 2002, large parts of the country experienced one of the most intense droughts recorded in India in the last 25 years.  While losses in agricultural income and man-days of rural employment have been widely acknowledged, the long-term health consequences of the drought remain unknown.

Long-term Health Consequences of Early Childhood Exposure to the Indian Drought of 2002

Droughts are recurrent features of the Indian climatic fabric. A single month's failure (or delay) of the annual monsoon can wield a debilitating blow—in varying degrees—to Indian agriculture and the livelihoods of people, particularly the rural populace. In 2002, large parts of the country experienced one of the most intense droughts recorded in India in the last 25 years.  While losses in agricultural income and man-days of rural employment have been widely acknowledged, the long-term health consequences of the drought remain unknown.

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Is the Dual Burden of Over- and Under-nutrition a Concern for Poor Households in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam?

Rapid economic development and increasing urbanisation have led to a dramatic rise in overweight among adults in many low-income countries. Paradoxically, overweight often coexists with persisting under-nutrition among members of the same household. The aim of this study was to assess whether child under-nutrition combined with maternal over-nutrition is a health concern among a sample of pro-poor households, and whether urban residence is associated with the phenomenon.

Is the Dual Burden of Over- and Under-nutrition a Concern for Poor Households in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam?

Rapid economic development and increasing urbanisation have led to a dramatic rise in overweight among adults in many low-income countries. Paradoxically, overweight often coexists with persisting under-nutrition among members of the same household. The aim of this study was to assess whether child under-nutrition combined with maternal over-nutrition is a health concern among a sample of pro-poor households, and whether urban residence is associated with the phenomenon.

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Situating Risk in Young People's Social and Moral Relationships: Young Lives Research in Peru

This paper examines how poverty is involved in a multitude of risks in children's lives using data gathered from children in Peru between 2002 and 2006. Three main arguments emerge. The first is that risk is not simply a feature of "extraordinary" childhood circumstances. Rather, it is part of everyday life for many children. For example, urban families in the sample experienced slightly more "interpersonal" shocks, with crime and family problems relatively more prevalent in cities than rural areas.

Situating Risk in Young People's Social and Moral Relationships: Young Lives Research in Peru

This paper examines how poverty is involved in a multitude of risks in children's lives using data gathered from children in Peru between 2002 and 2006. Three main arguments emerge. The first is that risk is not simply a feature of "extraordinary" childhood circumstances. Rather, it is part of everyday life for many children. For example, urban families in the sample experienced slightly more "interpersonal" shocks, with crime and family problems relatively more prevalent in cities than rural areas.

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The Process of Secondary School Abandonment in Rural Highland Peru

This project explores why children from historically disadvantaged groups in the country experience higher rates of dropout (and less potential for social mobility) and attempt to uncover the decision-making processes and factors affecting these rates. Though education has been cited by many scholars as the primary source of equalization in a capitalist society, the Peruvian case underlines the imperative of discussing how —power and inequality mediate people's access to educational freedoms—(Jeffrey et. al., 2008: 31).

The Process of Secondary School Abandonment in Rural Highland Peru

This project explores why children from historically disadvantaged groups in the country experience higher rates of dropout (and less potential for social mobility) and attempt to uncover the decision-making processes and factors affecting these rates. Though education has been cited by many scholars as the primary source of equalization in a capitalist society, the Peruvian case underlines the imperative of discussing how —power and inequality mediate people's access to educational freedoms—(Jeffrey et. al., 2008: 31).

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Increasing Choice or Inequality? Pathways through Early Education in Andhra Pradesh, India

Awareness of the importance of early childhood care and education (ECCE), including the first years of primary school, has increased in recent decades, and strengthening these early services has long been a policy priority in India.

Increasing Choice or Inequality? Pathways through Early Education in Andhra Pradesh, India

Awareness of the importance of early childhood care and education (ECCE), including the first years of primary school, has increased in recent decades, and strengthening these early services has long been a policy priority in India.

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Community Understandings of Childhood Transitions in Ethiopia

The paper explores the perspectives of caregivers and other adults on the nature and timing of childhood transitions, elicited through group discussions in five Ethiopian communities, as reflective of the community norms that shape childhood transitions. The paper uses data from Young Lives, a longitudinal study of children growing up in poverty, to investigate the transitions made by girls from childhood to the onset of puberty. It argues that these transitions are rarely linear, singular, or focused on "learning", but instead multiple and often contradictory.

Community Understandings of Childhood Transitions in Ethiopia

The paper explores the perspectives of caregivers and other adults on the nature and timing of childhood transitions, elicited through group discussions in five Ethiopian communities, as reflective of the community norms that shape childhood transitions. The paper uses data from Young Lives, a longitudinal study of children growing up in poverty, to investigate the transitions made by girls from childhood to the onset of puberty. It argues that these transitions are rarely linear, singular, or focused on "learning", but instead multiple and often contradictory.

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‘If God wills…next year I will send her back to school’: The Effects of Child and Parental Illness on School Participation in Rural Ethiopia

Rural Ethiopian children, and members of their households, often suffer from common and preventable but debilitating illnesses, such as malaria, parasite infection and worms. Enrolment rates in Ethiopia are high, but school attendance is patchy, children often drop out of school (although they sometimes return), and grade repetition is common. This paper argues that the two phenomena are related: serious illness of children or in children's households is a major, and avoidable, barrier to children's schooling participation.

‘If God wills…next year I will send her back to school’: The Effects of Child and Parental Illness on School Participation in Rural Ethiopia

Rural Ethiopian children, and members of their households, often suffer from common and preventable but debilitating illnesses, such as malaria, parasite infection and worms. Enrolment rates in Ethiopia are high, but school attendance is patchy, children often drop out of school (although they sometimes return), and grade repetition is common. This paper argues that the two phenomena are related: serious illness of children or in children's households is a major, and avoidable, barrier to children's schooling participation.

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The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People
The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People

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The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People: A Practical Handbook

Ethical questions are at the centre of research with children and young people. This clear and practical text informs students and researchers about the relevant laws and guidelines and current debates in research ethics. Priscilla Alderson and Virginia Morrow cover ethics at every stage of research, and with all kinds of young research participants, particularly those who are vulnerable or neglected. They break down the process of research into ten stages, each with its own set of related questions and problems, and they show how these need to be addressed.

The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People: A Practical Handbook

Ethical questions are at the centre of research with children and young people. This clear and practical text informs students and researchers about the relevant laws and guidelines and current debates in research ethics. Priscilla Alderson and Virginia Morrow cover ethics at every stage of research, and with all kinds of young research participants, particularly those who are vulnerable or neglected. They break down the process of research into ten stages, each with its own set of related questions and problems, and they show how these need to be addressed.

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