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No small matter : the impact of poverty, shocks, and human capital investments in early childhood development /
Education is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However, even with increased emphasis on basic education for all, many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Human development perspectives.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Education is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However, even with increased emphasis on basic education for all, many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason is that by the time a child is old enough to attend school, there is already a wide disparity in cognitive skills and in emotional and behavioral development among children from households of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Low levels of cognitive development in early childhood strongly correlat. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 183 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780821386781 0821386786 6613016314 9786613016317 1283016311 9781283016315 |