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‐appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read‐athon. [Working paper No. 305]. URL: [http …
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Idea on National Knowledge Commission, what it is and what are they trying to accomplish, ask for the audience support, understanding and also talk about the need for major reforms in University education. [Convocation Address at University of Mumbai].
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undesirable behavior. Parents want the best for their children. Still, they weigh the marginal gains from socializing their …Societies socialize children about sex. This is done in the presence of peer-group effects, which may encourage … children against its costs. Churches and states may stigmatize sex, both because of a concern about the welfare of their flocks …
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The neo-Malthusian argument that greater population adversely affects the natural ecosystem is well researched in the Ethiopian context. However, its counterpart vicious circle approach did not receive much attention so far. This research is generally aimed to explore the impact on households'...
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This qualitative study explores Pakistani children’s views regarding TV advertising and outlines the factors impacting … their choice of snack brands. Thirty-six children from three schools were selected purposefully and qualitative dana was … collected through focus group sessions held in schools. Findings suggest that children understand the intended message of snack …
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locations over a one-dimensional interval. Parents decide whether or not to educate their children. The model therefore combines …
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the short-run effects of parents’ illness on child school enrollment. Our analysis is based on household panel data from … health that makes a difference as far as child schooling is concerned. Children whose mothers self-reported having poor … and depression symptoms. Moreover, we find that mothers’ health shocks have more negative consequences on younger children …
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, 612 parents of primary and secondary school students responded to an open-ended question about their perceptions of the … parents' attitudes to a school food policy recently introduced into Western Australian government schools. The aim of the …
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Review of Erika Langmuir Imagining Childhood. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. 256 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $55.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-300-10131-7.
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, parents and children, while women helped their children. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/311.pdf]. …, Indonesia, before and after the tsunami. Children, older adults and females were the least likely to survive. Whereas socio …
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