I examine teenage pregnancy in Ghana, focusing on the role and interplay of Ghanaian and English reading skills, formal … related to teenage pregnancy. Second, however, once Ghanaian and English reading skills are introduced, the association … between educational attainment and teenage pregnancy decreases or disappears altogether. Third, for the girls who have not …

I examine teenage pregnancy in Ghana, focusing on the role and interplay of Ghanaian and English reading skills, formal … related to teenage pregnancy. Second, however, once Ghanaian and English reading skills are introduced, the association … between educational attainment and teenage pregnancy decreases or disappears altogether. Third, for the girls who have not …

Using a cohort approach, this paper examines educational attainment in Ghana and its potential determinants considering … and time in Ghana. Individuals who completed any formal education were also much less likely to participate in adult …

Using a cohort approach, this paper examines educational attainment in Ghana and its potential determinants considering … and time in Ghana. Individuals who completed any formal education were also much less likely to participate in adult …

employment impacts of an after-school program, the Quantum Opportunity Program, that offered disadvantaged high-school youth … matters. While encouraging results are found for the younger youth; detrimental long-lived outcomes for males suggest that …

-school program that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards to attend program …

This paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth. We …-risk youth ; resilience ; deviancy training ; deterrence ; primary- and high-school ; post-secondary education ; remedial …