06146nam 22009495 450 991096869980332120251116210020.0978134948716513494871639781137404039113740403510.1057/9781137404039(CKB)2670000000567455(EBL)1779968(SSID)ssj0001379724(PQKBManifestationID)11718766(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001379724(PQKBWorkID)11365761(PQKB)11512912(MiAaPQ)EBC1779968(DE-He213)978-1-137-40403-9(PPN)180122851(Perlego)3490229(EXLCZ)99267000000056745520151116d2014 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrowing Up in Poverty Findings from Young Lives /edited by M. Bourdillon, J. Boyden1st ed. 2014.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2014.1 online resource (303 p.)Palgrave Studies on Children and Development,2947-5732Description based upon print version of record.9781137404046 1137404043 9781322107318 1322107319 9781137404022 1137404027 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Growing Up in Poverty; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Child Poverty and the Centrality of Schooling; Eliminating poverty; Young Lives; Contexts of poverty; Economic growth in the four countries; Changes at the community level; Family background and the development of skills; The many dimensions of poverty; Making decisions; Learning and growing up; School systems in the four countries; The growing dominance of school; Work and learning; Unequal outcomes from school; Inequality and context; Note; ReferencesPart I: Poverty and the Lives of Growing Children1: How Does Where Children Live Affect How They Develop? Evidence from Communities in Ethiopia and Vietnam; Introduction: why place matters for children's development; How analysis of child poverty features the impact of where children live; Community change between 2002 and 2009; Ethiopia: improvements in basic services though food insecurity persists; Vietnam: fast change but large disparities between communities; How much do child outcomes vary between communities?; Wide differences exist in children's outcomes between communitiesHow much does community matter and why?Place matters in understanding how children's outcomes vary, but household characteristics matter more; Area wealth and average education levels seem to matter for children; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2: Family Socio-economic Status, Mother's Psychosocial Skills, and Children's Human Capital: Evidence from Four Low and Middle-income Countries; Introduction; The relationship between parental SES, maternal psychosocial skills and children's human capital; The data and the dependent and independent variables; Dependent variables; Independent variablesResultsChild's cognitive skills; Child's psychosocial skills; The relationship between the child's psychosocial and cognitive skills; Conclusions; Notes; References; Appendix: composite variables; 3: Risks and Protective Factors for Children Experiencing Adverse Events; Understanding shocks during middle childhood; Setting the scene: methodology and limitations; Covariant and idiosyncratic shocks: incidence and importance; Risk management and coping mechanisms; Ex-ante risk-management strategies; Ex-post coping strategies; Impacts of shocks on children's outcomes; Nutritional outcomesMathematics standardized achievement testsPsychosocial competencies: agency; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4: Gender, Agency, and Poverty: Children's Everyday Experiences in Andhra Pradesh and Vietnam; Changing the world through adolescent girls; Social and policy changes in India and Vietnam; Current study; Survey outcomes; Everyday experiences of young people; Schooling and work; Work as moral practice; Facing hardship; A sense of responsibility; Protecting parents; 'A good name'; Temporal considerations; The social nature of children's agency; Conclusion; Notes; ReferencesPart II: How does Schooling Help the Poor?This book presents the latest evidence from Young Lives, a unique international study of children and poverty. It shows how the persistence of inequality amid general economic growth is leaving some extremely poor children behind, despite the promises of the Millennium Development Goals.Palgrave Studies on Children and Development,2947-5732Family policySocial serviceInternational relationsEconomic developmentHuman rightsDevelopment economicsChildren, Youth and Family PolicySocial WorkInternational RelationsDevelopment StudiesHuman RightsDevelopment EconomicsFamily policy.Social service.International relations.Economic development.Human rights.Development economics.Children, Youth and Family Policy.Social Work.International Relations.Development Studies.Human Rights.Development Economics.362.77569Bourdillon M. F. C.edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBoyden Jedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910968699803321Growing Up in Poverty4329985UNINA