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Growing Up in Poverty

Findings from Young Lives

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Michael Bourdillon

    1. University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

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  2. Jo Boyden

    1. Young Lives, Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies on Children and Development (PSCD)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: Child Poverty and the Centrality of Schooling

    1. Introduction: Child Poverty and the Centrality of Schooling

      • Michael Bourdillon, Jo Boyden
      Pages 1-19

  4. How does Schooling Help the Poor?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Schooling and Cognitive Outcomes from Childhood to Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis

      • Caine Rolleston, Zoe James
      Pages 117-137

    3. Changes in Rural Children’s Use of Time: Evidence from Ethiopia and Andhra Pradesh

      • Virginia Morrow, Yisak Tafere, Uma Vennam
      Pages 139-159

    4. The Role of Formal Education in the Subjective Well-being of Young Teenagers in Rural and Urban Peru

      • Alexandra Cussianovich, Vanessa Rojas
      Pages 161-180

    5. Fulfilling the Promise of School Education? Factors Shaping Education Inequalities in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam

      • Helen Murray
      Pages 181-199

    6. How Much Difference Does School Make and For Whom? A Two-Country Study of the Impact of School Quality on Educational Attainment

      • Sofya Krutikova, Caine Rolleston, Elisabetta Aurino
      Pages 201-224

    7. Ethnic Minority Children’s and Adults’ Perceptions and Experiences of Schooling in Vietnam: A Case Study of the Cham H’Roi

      • Thi Thanh Huong Vu
      Pages 225-244

    8. Educational Opportunities and Learning Outcomes of Children in Peru: A Longitudinal Model

      • Santiago Cueto, Juan León, Ismael G. Muñoz
      Pages 245-267

    9. Reflections: Inequality, School, and Social Change

      • Jo Boyden, Michael Bourdillon
      Pages 269-280

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 281-284
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

    Michael Bourdillon

  • Young Lives, Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK

    Jo Boyden

About the editors

Elisabetta Aurino, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Gina Crivello, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Santiago Cueto, GRADE, Peru Alexandra Cussianovich, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Paul Dornan, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Andreas Georgiadis, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Priscila Hermida, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Ecuador Zoe James, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Sofya Krutikova, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Juan León, GRADE, Peru Virginia Morrow, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Ismael G. Muñoz, Ministry of Education, Peru Helen Murray, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK María José Ogando Portela, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Kirrily Pells, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Vanessa Rojas, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Caine Rolleston, University of London, UK Yisak Tafere, Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK Uma Vennam, the Women's University, India Vu Thi Thanh Huong,Young Lives, University of Oxford, UK

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