Tracing the consequences of child poverty : evidence from the young lives study of Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam /

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This text draws on evidence on two cohorts of children, from 1 to 15 and from 8 to 22 growing up in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam over the past 15 years. It examines how poverty affects children's development in these countries, and how policy has been used to improve their lives.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Boyden, Jo (Author), Dawes, Andrew (Author), Dornan, Paul, 1978- (Author), Tredoux, Colin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2018.
Edition:1st
Subjects:
Poor children > Longitudinal studies.
Child development > Longitudinal studies.
Poverty > Social aspects > Longitudinal studies.
Enfants pauvres > Études longitudinales.
Enfants > Développement > Études longitudinales.
Pauvreté > Aspect social > Études longitudinales.
Child development
Poor children
Poverty > Social aspects
Longitudinal studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: From surviving to thriving? – The Young Lives design and conceptual framework – Growing up in a time of extraordinary change
  • Early childhood: the essential foundation – Middle childhood: a key time for healthy development and learning – Adolescence and youth: a time of responsibility and transformation – Modelling the development of language and mathematics abilities from early childhood to adolescence – Conclusion: Learning from the experiences of Young Lives children – References – Appendix 1: How Young Lives measures cognitive skills – Appendix 2: Growth recovery: is it real or an artefact of measurement? – Appendix 3: Variables used in analyses of predictors of the development of language and mathematics abilities from 5 to 15 years.

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