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collection framework to measure an internationally accepted digital literacy index. Such an index must be defined by an agile … definition of digital literacy responsive to the fluid nature of the digital economy. The paper also explores the extent to which …
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collection framework to measure an internationally accepted digital literacy index. Such an index requires an agile definition of … digital literacy, responsive to the fluid nature of the digital economy. The paper also explores the extent to which a G20 …
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The digital divide in general, and between women and men in particular, is a manifestation of exclusion, poverty and inequality, and is likely to continue because of the effects of unemployment, poorly functioning digital skilling programmes and socio-cultural norms in some economies, and...
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This Productivity Commission staff working paper was released in October 201'3 Literacy and numeracy skills are key … literacy and numeracy skills of the Australian adult population. Models were used to estimate the effect of improved literacy … the human capital literature – that improving literacy and numeracy skills has a positive, statistically significant …
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This paper attempts to identify the areas that are still lagging behind other parts of the country in terms of literacy … than 75 per cent of the districts in the country are under-represented in terms of literacy levels. This includes a large … areas that are backward in terms of economic development are also those with low levels of literacy. Balochistan is the …
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theoretical predictions by using data from the Adult, Literacy and Lifeskills survey (Swiss sample). We make use of literacy …
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Being able to read and write is one of the most important skills in modern economies. Literacy frequently is a … prerequisite for employment and its relevance for productivity and wages is magnified by the fact that it is only through literacy … levels of human capital acquired in the country of origin often have it rendered worthless by the absence of literacy in the …
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This paper estimates the impact on children's learning of one specific education technology (EdTech) intervention in Bangladesh: providing tablets with educational software, combined with private tutoring, to out-of-school students using a randomized control trial. The provision of tablets and...
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Parental investments at early ages can shape children’s future educational specializations. Using a longitudinal study, we find that parents invest more in daughters than sons at ages 3-5. Moreover, parents’ beliefs about their children’s reading and math abilities are higher for girls...
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Protestant missions from the United States entered the Republic of Korea and Guatemala at the same time (1884 and 1882, respectively). Yet, their impact on human capital has been divergent. The analysis presented in this paper supports the findings of Woodberry (2004, 2009, 2011) and Nunn (2009)...
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