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Childhood Poverty [[electronic resource] ] : Multidisciplinary Approaches / / edited by Jo Boyden, Michael Bourdillon
| Childhood Poverty [[electronic resource] ] : Multidisciplinary Approaches / / edited by Jo Boyden, Michael Bourdillon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.77/569091724
362.77569 362.77569091724 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies on Children and Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Social justice
Poverty Social policy Political sociology Economic development Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights Development Aid Children, Youth and Family Policy Political Sociology Development Studies Social Structure, Social Inequality |
| ISBN |
1-280-58468-8
9786613614513 0-230-36279-6 |
| Classificazione | POL038000POL023000POL033000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I Methodology; 1 Doing Longitudinal Research: Opportunities and Challenges in a Study of Childhood; 2 The Ethics of Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives: Practical Experiences; 3 Uncovering the Consequences of Pre-School Malnutrition; 4 Understanding Child Poverty in Developing Countries: Measurement and Analysis; Part II Dynamics of Childhood Poverty
5 'Pro-Poor' Growth and Children in Developing Countries: The Case of Vietnam6 Evidence on Early Childhood Development Investment Returns; 7 Do Economic Shocks Have a Long-Term Effect on the Height of 5-Year-Old Children? Evidence from Rural and Urban Ethiopia; Part III Children's Experiences of Poverty; 8 Poverty and Developmental Potential; 9 Poverty, Child Risk, and Resilience in Developing Countries; 10 Political Economy, Perception, and Social Change as Mediators of Childhood Risk in Andhra Pradesh; 11 On Being Despised: Growing up a Congolese Refugee in Dar es Salaam 12 'Pen, Book, Soap, Good Food, and Encouragement': Understandings of a Good Life for Children among Parents and Children in Three Ethiopian Communities13 'Ridiculed for Not Having Anything': Children's Views on Poverty and Inequality in Rural India; Part IV Learning, Time Use and Life Transitions; 14 Pathways through Early Childhood Education in Ethiopia, India, and Peru: Rights, Equity, and Diversity; 15 Explaining and Overcoming Marginalization in Education: Ethnic and Language Minorities in Peru; 16 Child Agricultural Work in South Africa: A Contested Space 17 Are Work and Schooling Complementary or Competitive for Children in Rural Ethiopia? A Mixed-Methods StudyIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790200003321 |
| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Growing Up in Poverty [[electronic resource] ] : Findings from Young Lives / / edited by M. Bourdillon, J. Boyden
| Growing Up in Poverty [[electronic resource] ] : Findings from Young Lives / / edited by M. Bourdillon, J. Boyden |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.77569 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies on Children and Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Social policy
Social work International relations Economic development Social justice Human rights Development economics Children, Youth and Family Policy Social Work International Relations Development Studies Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights Development Economics |
| ISBN |
1-349-48716-3
1-137-40403-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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; References
Part 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 communities How 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 variables ResultsChild'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 outcomes Mathematics 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; References Part II: How does Schooling Help the Poor? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787954603321 |
| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Growing Up in Poverty : Findings from Young Lives / / edited by M. Bourdillon, J. Boyden
| Growing Up in Poverty : Findings from Young Lives / / edited by M. Bourdillon, J. Boyden |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.77569 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies on Children and Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Social policy
Social service International relations Economic development Social justice Human rights Development economics Children, Youth and Family Policy Social Work International Relations Development Studies Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights Development Economics |
| ISBN |
1-349-48716-3
1-137-40403-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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; References
Part 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 communities How 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 variables ResultsChild'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 outcomes Mathematics 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; References Part II: How does Schooling Help the Poor? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828894103321 |
| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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