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Africa's future, Africa's challenge : early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa / / editors, Marito Garcia, Alan Pence, Judith L. Evans
| Africa's future, Africa's challenge : early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa / / editors, Marito Garcia, Alan Pence, Judith L. Evans |
| Autore | Garcia Marito H |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxix, 525 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 362.70967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GarciaMarito <1951->
PenceAlan R. <1948-> EvansJudith L |
| Collana | Directions in development. Human development |
| Soggetto topico |
Child care - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Early childhood education - Africa, Sub-Saharan Child development - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN |
1-281-21770-0
9786611217709 0-8213-6887-7 |
| Classificazione | BUS020000BUS072000SOC045000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; SECTION 1 Contexts; Table 1.1 Selected National Health and Education Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa; Figure 1.1 Higher National Income Does Not Always Translate into Better Conditions for Children; Figure 1.2 Countries with Better Human Development Indexes Tend to Have Stronger Child Welfare Indexes; Figure 1.3 More Children Suffer from Severe Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa than in Any Region except South Asia (2000)
Figure 1.4 The Proportion of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Suffering from Severe Shelter and Water Deprivation Is the Highest in the World (2000)Figure 1.5 Prevalence of Stunting among Children Under 5 in Sub-Saharan Africa (2005); Figure 1.6 Sub-Saharan Africa Is the Only Region in the World Where the Number of Orphans is Growing; Figure 1.7 The Number of AIDS Orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa Skyrocketed between 1990 and 2003 and Is Projected to Continue to Do So; Figure 1.8 The Association Is Positive between Preprimary Enrollment and Primary Completion Rates Table 1.2 Gross Enrollment Rates in Preschools Grew in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the Rates Are Far Below the Rest of the WorldTable 1.3 Higher Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rates Are Associated with Lower Repetition Rates; Table 3.1 Status of Millennium Development Goals by Region; Table 3.2 Preschool, Primary Education, and Proportion of Children Underweight by World Region Country-Weighted Averages); Table 3.3 Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in Standard Preschool, Proportion of Children Under 5 That Are Underweight, and Under-5 and Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan African Countries (1999) Table 3.4 Evolution in Preschool GER by Region (1990-99) and Projection of the Trend (to 2015)Table 3.5 The Prospects for Achieving Various Target Levels of Preschool Coverage in 133 Developing Countries, Given Current Trends (by 2015); Figure 3.1 Grade Repetition Rate in Primary Education and Preschool Coverage; Figure 3.2 Survival Rate to Primary Grade 5 and Preschool Coverage; Figure 3.3 Proportion of Underweight Children Under 5 and Preschool Coverage; Figure 3.4 The Hypothesized Relationship between Preschool, Learning Repetition, and Survival to Primary Grade 5 Figure 3.5 The Effect of Preschool on Repetition Rates (R2) and Survival (Using Bivariate Data Analysis)Figure 3.6 Direct and Indirect Effect of Preschool upon Repetition and Survival in Primary Education in 24 SSA Countries; Table 3.6 Simulation of the Grade Repetition Rate and Survival Rate to Grade 5, according to Preschool Coverage in 24 SSA Countries; Figure 4.1 The Relationship between Life Expectancy and Proportion of the Population at Low Literacy Levels in Developed Countries; Figure 4.2 Socioeconomic Gradients for Literacy Scores; Table 4.1 Literacy Rates, Ages 16-65, 1994-98 Table 5.1 Annual Costs of Programs to Mitigate the Household Impacts of AIDS in Kagera,Tanzania |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808337603321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Youth in Africa's Labor Market [[electronic resource]]
| Youth in Africa's Labor Market [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Garcia Marito H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.3/47096 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Human development Youth in Africa's labor market |
| Soggetto topico |
Youth
Youth - Employment - Africa Youth - Social conditions - Africa Labor market - Africa Business & Economics Labor & Workers' Economics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8213-6885-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; PART 1 Youth in Africa's Labor Market: A Synthesis; Figure 1.1 Africa's Youth Population Is Projected to Grow Faster Than That of Any Other Region in the World; Box 1.1 HIV/AIDS Is Projected to Reduce the Size of the Youth Cohort in Southern Africa; Figure 1.2 Economic Returns to Secondary Education Are High and Rising Faster Than Educational Attainment in Uganda; Figure 1.3 Too Many Children Are Working in Many Sub-Saharan African Countries
Figure 1.4 The Level of Education among Out-of-School Youth in Africa Is LowFigure 1.5 The Level of Literacy Varies Widely in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Higher-Income Countries Tending to have Higher Literary Rates; Figure 1.6 Most African Youth Work in the Informal Sector or Are Self-Employed; Figure 1.7 Less-Skilled Youth Are Most Vulnerable to Changes in the Supply of and Demand for Labor in Ethiopia; Table 2.1 Age of First Job and Percentage of Children Working in Selected Countries; Figure 2.1 Child Participation in the Labor Force Is High, Particularly among Rural Males in Ethiopia Table 2.2 Type and Sector of Employment of Child Workers by Age Group, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location in EthiopiaTable 2.3 Effect of Poverty and Household Income Shocks on Labor Force Participation of Urban Dwellers Ages 12-14 in Burkina Faso; Table 2.4 Duration of the School-to-Work Transition in Selected Countries; Figure 2.2 The Late Age of School Leaving Is Not an Indication of High Educational Attainment in Burkina Faso; Table 2.5 Length and Timing of Transition from School to Work by Gender, Residence, and Country; Table 3.1 Time Use among Male and Female Youth in Selected Countries Table 3.2 Time Use among Rural and Urban Youth in Selected CountriesFigure 3.1 Time Use by Income Quintile Varies across Countries; Table 3.3 Time Use among Teenagers and Young Adults in Selected Countries; Figure 3.2 Time Use by Patterns of Young People Vary across Age Groups and Countries; Figure 4.1 Household Earnings Increase with Educational Attainment in Burkina Faso; Table 4.1 Effect of Primary and Secondary Education on Wages, by Age Group, 1992 and 1999, in Uganda; Figure 4.2 More Education Does Not Always Reduce the Rate of Unemployment among Youth Table 4.2 Determinants of Schooling for Urban and Rural Youth by Gender in TanzaniaTable 5.1 Determinants of Urban and Rural Youth Unemployment in Tanzania; Table 5.2 Determinants of Urban and Rural Youth Inactivity in Tanzania; Table 5.3 Employment Response to Demographic and Economic Shocks for Females by Location and Education in Ethiopia; Table 5.4 Response of Youth Employment to Demographic and Economic Shocks for Females by Level of Education and Urban-Rural Location in Ethiopia; Table 5.5 Modality of Employment by Youth and Adults in Selected Countries Table 5.6 Modality of Employment of Rural and Urban Youth, in Selected Countries |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454111703321 |
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| Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Youth in Africa's labor market / / editors, Marito Garcia, Jean Fares
| Youth in Africa's labor market / / editors, Marito Garcia, Jean Fares |
| Autore | Garcia Marito H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxxi, 293 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 331.3/47096 |
| Collana | Directions in development. Human development |
| Soggetto topico |
Youth
Youth - Employment - Africa Youth - Social conditions - Africa Labor market - Africa Business & Economics Labor & Workers' Economics |
| ISBN | 0-8213-6885-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; PART 1 Youth in Africa's Labor Market: A Synthesis; Figure 1.1 Africa's Youth Population Is Projected to Grow Faster Than That of Any Other Region in the World; Box 1.1 HIV/AIDS Is Projected to Reduce the Size of the Youth Cohort in Southern Africa; Figure 1.2 Economic Returns to Secondary Education Are High and Rising Faster Than Educational Attainment in Uganda; Figure 1.3 Too Many Children Are Working in Many Sub-Saharan African Countries
Figure 1.4 The Level of Education among Out-of-School Youth in Africa Is LowFigure 1.5 The Level of Literacy Varies Widely in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Higher-Income Countries Tending to have Higher Literary Rates; Figure 1.6 Most African Youth Work in the Informal Sector or Are Self-Employed; Figure 1.7 Less-Skilled Youth Are Most Vulnerable to Changes in the Supply of and Demand for Labor in Ethiopia; Table 2.1 Age of First Job and Percentage of Children Working in Selected Countries; Figure 2.1 Child Participation in the Labor Force Is High, Particularly among Rural Males in Ethiopia Table 2.2 Type and Sector of Employment of Child Workers by Age Group, Gender, and Urban-Rural Location in EthiopiaTable 2.3 Effect of Poverty and Household Income Shocks on Labor Force Participation of Urban Dwellers Ages 12-14 in Burkina Faso; Table 2.4 Duration of the School-to-Work Transition in Selected Countries; Figure 2.2 The Late Age of School Leaving Is Not an Indication of High Educational Attainment in Burkina Faso; Table 2.5 Length and Timing of Transition from School to Work by Gender, Residence, and Country; Table 3.1 Time Use among Male and Female Youth in Selected Countries Table 3.2 Time Use among Rural and Urban Youth in Selected CountriesFigure 3.1 Time Use by Income Quintile Varies across Countries; Table 3.3 Time Use among Teenagers and Young Adults in Selected Countries; Figure 3.2 Time Use by Patterns of Young People Vary across Age Groups and Countries; Figure 4.1 Household Earnings Increase with Educational Attainment in Burkina Faso; Table 4.1 Effect of Primary and Secondary Education on Wages, by Age Group, 1992 and 1999, in Uganda; Figure 4.2 More Education Does Not Always Reduce the Rate of Unemployment among Youth Table 4.2 Determinants of Schooling for Urban and Rural Youth by Gender in TanzaniaTable 5.1 Determinants of Urban and Rural Youth Unemployment in Tanzania; Table 5.2 Determinants of Urban and Rural Youth Inactivity in Tanzania; Table 5.3 Employment Response to Demographic and Economic Shocks for Females by Location and Education in Ethiopia; Table 5.4 Response of Youth Employment to Demographic and Economic Shocks for Females by Level of Education and Urban-Rural Location in Ethiopia; Table 5.5 Modality of Employment by Youth and Adults in Selected Countries Table 5.6 Modality of Employment of Rural and Urban Youth, in Selected Countries |
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Garcia Marito H
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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