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United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Maternal Social Participation and Children's Nutritional Status in Peru

In previous literature, social capital has been hypothesised as a substitute for other forms, such as physical and human capital. This working paper (published in 2012) contributes to this literature, studying the association between mothers' access to social capital via participation in community organisations and their children's nutritional status at 1 and 5 years. Using the Peruvian sample of the Young Lives project, this study suggests that, where human capital is scarce, social capital might have important implications for child development.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Maternal Social Participation and Children's Nutritional Status in Peru

In previous literature, social capital has been hypothesised as a substitute for other forms, such as physical and human capital. This working paper (published in 2012) contributes to this literature, studying the association between mothers' access to social capital via participation in community organisations and their children's nutritional status at 1 and 5 years. Using the Peruvian sample of the Young Lives project, this study suggests that, where human capital is scarce, social capital might have important implications for child development.

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Childhood, school and information computer technology: New evidence for educational policies in Peru
Childhood, school and information computer technology: New evidence for educational policies in Peru
Upper secondary education in Vietnam: key findings from the 2016-17 Young Lives school survey
Upper secondary education in Vietnam: key findings from the 2016-17 Young Lives school survey

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Incidence of Child Marriage: New Findings from the 2011 Census of India

In India, child marriage is defined as marriage before the age of 18 for girls, and before 21 for boys. Although the incidence of child marriage in India is slowly declining, the absolute number of girls and boys getting married before their respective legal ages is still significant, with 12.1 million child marriages reported by the 2011 Census of India.

Incidence of Child Marriage: New Findings from the 2011 Census of India

In India, child marriage is defined as marriage before the age of 18 for girls, and before 21 for boys. Although the incidence of child marriage in India is slowly declining, the absolute number of girls and boys getting married before their respective legal ages is still significant, with 12.1 million child marriages reported by the 2011 Census of India.

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'How Many Rooms Are There in Your House?' Constructing the Young Lives Wealth Index

The Young Lives wealth index is intended to be the primary measure of socio-economic status of households within the Young Lives sample. This technical note outlines the construction of the wealth index. The construction draws on work undertaken by the World Bank and Macro International used to develop the wealth index cited in the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The wealth index positions Young Lives households on a continuous scale of wealth, with higher values reflecting higher household wealth.

'How Many Rooms Are There in Your House?' Constructing the Young Lives Wealth Index

The Young Lives wealth index is intended to be the primary measure of socio-economic status of households within the Young Lives sample. This technical note outlines the construction of the wealth index. The construction draws on work undertaken by the World Bank and Macro International used to develop the wealth index cited in the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The wealth index positions Young Lives households on a continuous scale of wealth, with higher values reflecting higher household wealth.

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Universal Children’s Day: Connecting rights with research insights
Universal Children’s Day: Connecting rights with research insights

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Scaling-up Early Learning as a Sustainable Development Priority: A Case Study of Ethiopia

Full citation for the book chapter from the Sage Handbook of Early Childhood Policy:

Woodhead, M., Rossiter, J., Dawes, A. and Pankhurst, A. (2017). Scaling-up early learning as a sustainable development priority: A case study of Ethiopia. In Miller, L., Cameron, C. Dalli, C. and Barbour, N. (eds.). Sage Handbook of Early Childhood Policy (pp. 219-235). New York: Sage.

Scaling-up Early Learning as a Sustainable Development Priority: A Case Study of Ethiopia

Full citation for the book chapter from the Sage Handbook of Early Childhood Policy:

Woodhead, M., Rossiter, J., Dawes, A. and Pankhurst, A. (2017). Scaling-up early learning as a sustainable development priority: A case study of Ethiopia. In Miller, L., Cameron, C. Dalli, C. and Barbour, N. (eds.). Sage Handbook of Early Childhood Policy (pp. 219-235). New York: Sage.

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Assessing Children’s Learning Outcomes: A Comparison of two cohorts from Young Lives Ethiopia

This paper examines the disparity in learning outcomes between two cohorts of children of the same age (12 years old) but seven years apart using data from Young Lives Ethiopia. Learning outcomes are measured by the differences in mathematics, common reading and receptive vocabulary tests. By applying simple statistical tests, we particularly looked at whether the level of learning outcomes declined or improved over the seven years of time.

Assessing Children’s Learning Outcomes: A Comparison of two cohorts from Young Lives Ethiopia

This paper examines the disparity in learning outcomes between two cohorts of children of the same age (12 years old) but seven years apart using data from Young Lives Ethiopia. Learning outcomes are measured by the differences in mathematics, common reading and receptive vocabulary tests. By applying simple statistical tests, we particularly looked at whether the level of learning outcomes declined or improved over the seven years of time.

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Young Lives School Surveys 2016–17: Vietnam Country Report

This report provides an overview of the Young Lives secondary school survey in Vietnam, which was conducted in 2016-17 with 8,740 Grade 10 students in five provinces (Ben Tre, Da Nang, Hung Yen, Lao Cai and Phu Yen). The survey was designed to allow analysis of the factors that shape students’ learning and progression over one academic year, and descriptive analyses of the survey data are presented in this report.

Young Lives School Surveys 2016–17: Vietnam Country Report

This report provides an overview of the Young Lives secondary school survey in Vietnam, which was conducted in 2016-17 with 8,740 Grade 10 students in five provinces (Ben Tre, Da Nang, Hung Yen, Lao Cai and Phu Yen). The survey was designed to allow analysis of the factors that shape students’ learning and progression over one academic year, and descriptive analyses of the survey data are presented in this report.

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Why are some children able to ‘beat the odds’ stacked against them early in life?
Why are some children able to ‘beat the odds’ stacked against them early in life?
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