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The Design and Development of Transferable Skills Tests in India and Vietnam

This technical note outlines the design and development of the cognitive test which assessed students' problem-solving an critical-thinking skills in addition to assessing learning progress in maths and English across the 2016-17 school surveys administered at Wave 2 in India and Vietnam.

The Design and Development of Transferable Skills Tests in India and Vietnam

This technical note outlines the design and development of the cognitive test which assessed students' problem-solving an critical-thinking skills in addition to assessing learning progress in maths and English across the 2016-17 school surveys administered at Wave 2 in India and Vietnam.

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Child-sensitive Social Protection

Half of the world’s people who live in extreme poverty are children, and their experience of poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion is different from that of adults. Small differences in the design and implementation of social protection programmes can make a huge difference for children. Making social protection child-sensitive has the potential to benefit not only children, but also their families, communities and national development as a whole.

Child-sensitive Social Protection

Half of the world’s people who live in extreme poverty are children, and their experience of poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion is different from that of adults. Small differences in the design and implementation of social protection programmes can make a huge difference for children. Making social protection child-sensitive has the potential to benefit not only children, but also their families, communities and national development as a whole.

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Reflections from 'Putting Children First': from surviving to thriving
Reflections from 'Putting Children First': from surviving to thriving
91 per cent of 15-year-olds going to school in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
91 per cent of 15-year-olds going to school in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

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Starting Together, Growing Apart: Gender Gaps in Learning from Preschool to Adulthood in Four Developing Countries

This working paper studies the evolution of gender gaps in multiple cognitive skills from the ages of 5 to 19 years old, using Young Lives unique panel data from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam; it is the most extensive panel-based investigation on this question in developing countries.

Starting Together, Growing Apart: Gender Gaps in Learning from Preschool to Adulthood in Four Developing Countries

This working paper studies the evolution of gender gaps in multiple cognitive skills from the ages of 5 to 19 years old, using Young Lives unique panel data from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam; it is the most extensive panel-based investigation on this question in developing countries.

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Despite Economic Growth, Malnutrition Is Significant In India
Despite Economic Growth, Malnutrition Is Significant In India
Funding for a comparative study of young marriage and parenthood in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Zambia
Funding for a comparative study of young marriage and parenthood in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Zambia
Why merely fixing schools will not bring back [sic] children to classrooms
Why merely fixing schools will not bring back [sic] children to classrooms
A Call to Identify Solutions and Take Action to Tackle Child Poverty and Inequality in Africa
A Call to Identify Solutions and Take Action to Tackle Child Poverty and Inequality in Africa

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Survey Design and Sampling: Round 5 in United Andhra Pradesh

This fact sheet describes the survey methods and sample design of the Round 5 Young Lives survey in India. It covers: the Young Lives sample design; how the regions, districts and communities were selected and the sample children identified; a brief description of the sentinel sites; attrition rates; and brief comparison of Young Lives with other datasets.

Survey Design and Sampling: Round 5 in United Andhra Pradesh

This fact sheet describes the survey methods and sample design of the Round 5 Young Lives survey in India. It covers: the Young Lives sample design; how the regions, districts and communities were selected and the sample children identified; a brief description of the sentinel sites; attrition rates; and brief comparison of Young Lives with other datasets.

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