Education in Africa: What are we learning?
DK Evans, A Mendez Acosta - Journal of African Economies, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Countries across Africa continue to face major challenges in education. In this review, we
examine 145 recent empirical studies (from 2014 onward) on how to increase access to and …
examine 145 recent empirical studies (from 2014 onward) on how to increase access to and …
Augmenting state capacity for child development: Experimental evidence from India
AJ Ganimian, K Muralidharan… - Journal of Political …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
We use a large-scale randomized experiment to study the impact of augmenting staffing in
the world's largest public early-childhood program: India's Integrated Child Development …
the world's largest public early-childhood program: India's Integrated Child Development …
Executive functioning skills and their environmental predictors among pre‐school aged children in South Africa and The Gambia
B Milosavljevic, CJ Cook, T Fadera… - Developmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Executive functions (EFs) in early childhood are predictors of later developmental outcomes
and school readiness. Much of the research on EFs and their psychosocial correlates has …
and school readiness. Much of the research on EFs and their psychosocial correlates has …
Behavioral change promotion, cash transfers and early childhood development: Experimental evidence from a government program in a low-income setting
P Premand, O Barry - Journal of Development Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Signs of development delays and malnutrition are widespread among young children in low-
income settings. Social protection programs such as cash transfers are increasingly …
income settings. Social protection programs such as cash transfers are increasingly …
[PDF][PDF] Is investment in preprimary education too low? Lessons from (quasi) experimental evidence across countries
Studies in high-income countries have shown preprimary education provided to children
between the ages of 3 and 6 has high returns both in small-scale interventions like the Perry …
between the ages of 3 and 6 has high returns both in small-scale interventions like the Perry …
Can education be standardized? Evidence from Kenya
We examine the impact of enrolling in schools that employ a highly-standardized approach
to education, using random variation from a large nationwide scholarship program. Bridge …
to education, using random variation from a large nationwide scholarship program. Bridge …
Quality and inequality in pre-primary and home environment inputs to early childhood development in Egypt
By the time children start primary school, large socioeconomic disparities are evident in their
learning and development. Both pre-primary and home environments can play important …
learning and development. Both pre-primary and home environments can play important …
[HTML][HTML] Improving parenting practices for early child development: Experimental evidence from Rwanda
This paper investigates the short-and medium-term impact of a randomized group-based
early child development program targeting parents of children aged 6–24 months in a poor …
early child development program targeting parents of children aged 6–24 months in a poor …
[PDF][PDF] How can developing countries address heterogeneity in students' preparation for school? A review of the challenge and potential solutions
AJ Ganimian, S Djaker - … , New York University. New York, NY, 2022 - jacobsfoundation.org
Over the past two decades, in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have rapidly
expanded access to schooling by building new schools and making education more …
expanded access to schooling by building new schools and making education more …
[PDF][PDF] The Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) Project: Longitudinal Cohort Study Protocol
S Lloyd-Fox, S McCann, B Milosavljevic, L Katus… - 2024 - qmro.qmul.ac.uk
There is a scarcity of prospective longitudinal research targeted at early postnatal life which
maps developmental pathways of earlystage processing and brain specialisation in the …
maps developmental pathways of earlystage processing and brain specialisation in the …