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Saksham: Measures for Ensuring the Safety of Women and Programmes for Gender Sensitization on Campuses
eSocialSciences - 2014
As institutions of higher education engaged in teaching, research and the spread of knowledge, (Higher Educational …
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Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement
Boyd, Donald; Grossman, Pamela; Lankford, Hamilton; … - eSocialSciences - 2008
There are fierce debates over the best way to prepare teachers. Some argue that easing entry into teaching is necessary to attract strong candidates, while others argue that investing in high quality teacher preparation is the most promising approach. Most agree, however, that we lack a strong...
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Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read: A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra - eSocialSciences - 2011
An evaluation of a program that aims to improve children’s reading skills by providing classes with age‐appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read‐athon. [Working paper No. 305]. URL: [http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/305.pdf].
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Learning about Schools in Development
Kenny, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2010
the broader environment in which students live, suggesting a learning agenda that stretches far beyond education … help overcome remaining demand-side barriers to enrollment. Nonetheless, the quality of education appears very poor across … cash transfers to students on the basis of attendance and scores, school choice, decentralization combined with published …
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The Roots of Gender Inequality in Developing Countries
Jayachandran, Seema - eSocialSciences - 2014
Is the high degree of gender inequality in developing countries in education, personal autonomy, and more explained by …
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Socioeconomic Factors and All Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality among Older People in Latin America, India, and China: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Ferri, Cleusa P; Acosta, Daisy - eSocialSciences - 2012
Latin America, India, and China. Crude and standardised mortality rates are reported, standardized mortality ratios … and economic factors. Compared with the US, mortality was much higher in urban India and rural China, much lower in Peru …. Adjusting for these effects, it was found that education, occupational attainment, assets, and pension receipt were all …
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Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan: Plan for Development of Trade in Services
China, Ministry of Commerce - eSocialSciences - 2012
. The period of the plan is from 2011 to 2015. [Ministry of Commerce, China]. …
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Prevalence, Distribution, and Impact of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 Population-Based Study
Sosa, Ana Luisa; Albanese, Emiliano - eSocialSciences - 2012
Rapid demographic ageing is a growing public health issue in many low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs). Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a construct frequently used to define groups of people who may be at risk of developing dementia, crucial for targeting preventative interventions....
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Understanding Vietnam: A Look Beyond Facts and Figures
Trinh, Tamara - eSocialSciences - 2010
Vietnam's (re) discovery in recent years by the international investor community gives the country a second chance to become and Asia tiger. The article looks into the economic, social, political, performance of the country.
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Emerging Asia's Middle Class-A Force to be Reckoned With
Dyck, Steffen; Hansakul, Syetarn; Saxena, Rachna - eSocialSciences - 2009
The emergence of a large and dynamic middle class raises Asia’s profile as an attractive market destination for products ranging from consumer goods to financial services. There are even hopes that the Asian consumer will replace the US as “world consumer of last resortâ€,...
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