Tracing the Consequences of Child Poverty: Evidence from the Young Lives Study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam

ISBN-13: 9781447348313 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 204 str.

Jo Boyden; Andy Dawes; Paul Dornan

Opis

This book 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.

Spis treści

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; Tracing the consequences of poverty for growth in receptive vocabulary and mathematics ability from early childhood to adolescence; Conclusion: Learning from the Young Lives children’s experiences.