Browsing by Subject "India"
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Narrowing the Gender Gap : Empowering Women through Literacy Programmes. Case studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase)
(UNESCO, 2015)The examples included in this compilation reflect how literacy learning can support the empowerment of women, families, communities, and ultimately entire societies. They further demonstrate how women can overcome barriers ... -
Provider absence in schools and health clinics
(Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference, HEC Montreal, 2004)This paper presents comparable national estimates of provider absence at primary schools and primary health centers in six countries. It relies on new data drawn from nationally representative samples of facilities using ... -
Starting Together, Growing Apart : Gender Gaps in Learning From Preschool to Adulthood in Four Developing Countries
(Young Lives, 2017)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 ... -
The Evidence Base on Early Childhood Care and Education in Global Contexts
(UNESCO, 2015)Over the past 15 years, research on early childhood care and education (ECCE) has both expanded and deepened our understanding of this critical period in life and learning. Substantial advances have been made in research ... -
The Sooner The Better But It’s Never Too Late : The Impact of Nutrition at Different Periods of Childhood on Cognitive Development
(Young Lives, 2017-01)Although it has been argued that undernutrition and its consequences for child development are irreversible after the age of 2, the evidence in support of these hypotheses is inconclusive. This working paper investigates ... -
Undermining Learning : Multi-Country Longitudinal Evidence on Corporal Punishment in Schools
(UNICEF. Office of Research-Innocenti, 2016)Globally the use of corporal punishment in schools is increasingly prohibited in law, yet in many countries its use continues, even where outlawed. Proponents argue that it is an effective and non-harmful means of instilling ...