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Supporting Vulnerable Girls and Young Women in India: Evidence from the Listening to Young Lives at Work COVID-19 Phone Survey

This policy brief focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of vulnerable girls and young women in India, particularly in relation to the combined pressures of interrupted education, increased domestic work, and widespread stresses on household finances. It analyses the current and potential long-term impact on mental health and well-being, increasing domestic violence and risks of early marriage and parenthood. 

Supporting Vulnerable Girls and Young Women in India: Evidence from the Listening to Young Lives at Work COVID-19 Phone Survey

This policy brief focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of vulnerable girls and young women in India, particularly in relation to the combined pressures of interrupted education, increased domestic work, and widespread stresses on household finances. It analyses the current and potential long-term impact on mental health and well-being, increasing domestic violence and risks of early marriage and parenthood. 

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Lessons from longitudinal studies in Low and Middle Income Countries
Lessons from longitudinal studies in Low and Middle Income Countries
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Young Lives is a collaborative research project coordinated from the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. This page provides an overview of Young Lives' country teams, research partners and advisors.

Young Lives is supported by an Advisory Board and we also have a network of Affiliates and Associates. Affiliates are directly collaborating with a Young Lives project and have completed an official application with the Oxford Department of International Development. Associates are engaged with and support Young Lives research.

England (Oxford)

Ethiopia

India

Peru

Vietnam

Ethiopia

India

Peru

Vietnam

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Associates

People

Young Lives is a collaborative research project coordinated from the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. This page provides an overview of Young Lives' country teams, research partners and advisors.

Young Lives is supported by an Advisory Board and we also have a network of Affiliates and Associates. Affiliates are directly collaborating with a Young Lives project and have completed an official application with the Oxford Department of International Development. Associates are engaged with and support Young Lives research.

England (Oxford)

Ethiopia

India

Peru

Vietnam

Ethiopia

India

Peru

Vietnam

Affiliates

Associates

The Young Lives team has published over 900 papers investigating many aspects of childhood and youth over 20 years.  You can navigate our publications by author, theme, country and research project. We have also listed papers published using Young Lives data from the public archive.

The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on physical domestic violence: Evidence from a list randomization experiment
The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on physical domestic violence: Evidence from a list randomization experiment

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A Synthesis of Young Lives Longitudinal Study: Methodological Approaches

This synthesis has been produced as part of the Methodological Learning and Lessons from Young Lives project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), that aims to share learning, strengthen capacity, and improve effectiveness in the conduct of longitudinal research in low- and middle-income countries. It considers the methodological challenges involved in undertaking a longitudinal study and provides learning for others engaged or interested in similar forms of research.

A Synthesis of Young Lives Longitudinal Study: Methodological Approaches

This synthesis has been produced as part of the Methodological Learning and Lessons from Young Lives project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), that aims to share learning, strengthen capacity, and improve effectiveness in the conduct of longitudinal research in low- and middle-income countries. It considers the methodological challenges involved in undertaking a longitudinal study and provides learning for others engaged or interested in similar forms of research.

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Inequalities in Socio-emotional Skills Development in Peru
Inequalities in Socio-emotional Skills Development in Peru

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Addressing Inequality in Higher Education in Peru: Structural Inequalities Bias Expectations and Access to the Best-quality Universities and Well-paid Jobs

This policy brief summarises new research findings from two studies using Young Lives data that investigate how unequal backgrounds and gender, alongside skills and abilities, influence educational attainment in Peru.

Addressing Inequality in Higher Education in Peru: Structural Inequalities Bias Expectations and Access to the Best-quality Universities and Well-paid Jobs

This policy brief summarises new research findings from two studies using Young Lives data that investigate how unequal backgrounds and gender, alongside skills and abilities, influence educational attainment in Peru.

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Educational Inequality in Peru: What Works for Improving Secondary School Quality?

This policy brief summarises new research findings from two studies using Young Lives data to determine what works for improving the quality of education in public secondary schools in Peru. It focuses on factors that contribute to improved performance in relatively difficult and disadvantaged circumstances, to identify successful approaches to improving school effectiveness.  

Educational Inequality in Peru: What Works for Improving Secondary School Quality?

This policy brief summarises new research findings from two studies using Young Lives data to determine what works for improving the quality of education in public secondary schools in Peru. It focuses on factors that contribute to improved performance in relatively difficult and disadvantaged circumstances, to identify successful approaches to improving school effectiveness.  

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“Building Our Imagined Futures”: Supporting Resilience Among Young Women and Men in Ethiopia

This policy brief draws on a qualitative study that uses a gender perspective to investigate the notion of resilience among a cohort of young women and young men who grew up in poverty in five rural and urban communities in Ethiopia, and who are part of the broader Young Lives longitudinal study of 3000 children and young people in the country.  It asks why some children seem to fare well as they transistion to adulthood, despite the challenges and obstacles they had faced, whilst others do less well. 

“Building Our Imagined Futures”: Supporting Resilience Among Young Women and Men in Ethiopia

This policy brief draws on a qualitative study that uses a gender perspective to investigate the notion of resilience among a cohort of young women and young men who grew up in poverty in five rural and urban communities in Ethiopia, and who are part of the broader Young Lives longitudinal study of 3000 children and young people in the country.  It asks why some children seem to fare well as they transistion to adulthood, despite the challenges and obstacles they had faced, whilst others do less well. 

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