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A Second Chance to Develop the Human Capital of Out-of-School Youth and Adults : The Philippines Alternative Learning System

World Bank Group - 2018

, DepEd has operated parallel education systems for youth and adults who did not complete basic formal education. The current …

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The Science of Adult Literacy

Thomas, Michael S.C. - 2020

This report considers the science of adult literacy acquisition, with the goal of identifying principles that may improve the effectiveness of adult literacy programs. We define literacy as a continuum, from emerging literacy, through improving literacy, to fluent literacy and we outline the...

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Promoting Democracy in Fragile States : Insights from a Field Experiment in Liberia

Mvukiyehe, Eric - 2015

A field experiment in rural Liberia is used to study democratic participation in fragile states. Fragile states are marked by political fragmentation, local patronage systems, and voter vulnerability. To understand the effects of such conditions on democratic expression through elections, the...

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Advancing Adult Learning in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Bodewig, Christian - 2011

This report presents available evidence on adult education and training in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), differentiating two separate types: continuing vocational education and training (CVET) for the employed, sought either by employers or individuals, and retraining and second chance...

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Do information technologies improve teenagers' sexual education? : evidence from a randomized evaluation in Colombia

Chong, Alberto; González-Navarro, Marco; Karlan, Dean; … - 2019

This study reports results from a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month Internet-based sexual education course implemented across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities. Six months after finishing the course, the study finds a 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge,...

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The economic lives of young women in the time of Ebola : lessons from an empowerment program

Bandiera, Oriana; Buehren, Niklas; Goldstein, Markus P.; … - 2019

This paper evaluates an intervention to raise young women's economic empowerment in Sierra Leone, where women frequently experience sexual violence and face multiple economic disadvantages. The intervention provides them with a protective space (a club) where they can find support, receive...

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A skills-based human capital framework to understand the phenomenon of youth economic disengagement

Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.; Mayer Gukovas, Renata - 2018

accumulation, anchored in skills development, to illustrate the phenomenon and implications of youth economic disengagement. In the … framework, youth economic disengagement is defined as a state (temporary or permanent) where individuals stop accumulating human …

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The use of financial incentives to prevent undesirable behaviors

De Walque, Damien - 2018

Behaviors that are putting people's health and well-being at risk are widespread in the developing world and some of them, like smoking and unhealthy diets, are on the rise. Some of these behaviors can be prohibited or prevented by taxation. But financial incentives such as conditional cash...

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Impact of conflict on adolescent girls in South Sudan

Pape, Utz Johann; Phipps, Verena - 2018

Violent conflict and instability affect men and women in heterogeneous ways, including differentiated impacts on economic, social, physical, and mental well-being. This study assesses the impact of the post-2013 conflict in South Sudan on adolescent girls and young women. The analysis uses data...

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Skills and Jobs in Brazil : An Agenda for Youth

Almeida, Rita K. - 2018

Skills and Jobs in Brazil: An Agenda for Youth is a new report focusing on the challenge of economic engagement among … the Brazilian youth. In the context of a fast aging population, Brazil's greatest economic opportunity is to increase its … labor productivity, especially that of youth. This report documents important new facts about the extent of the youth …

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