Ebook: No small matter : the impact of poverty, shocks, and human capital investments in early childhood development
Author: Alderman Harold
- Tags: Cognition in children Developing countries Children Economic conditions Social FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS Child Development Preschool Countries Infant Socioeconomic Factors
- Series: Human development perspectives.
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: World Bank
- City: Washington, D.C., Developing countries.
- Language: English
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Education is often seen as a fundamental means to improve economic prospects for individuals from low income settings. However, even with increased emphasis on basic education for all, many individuals fail to achieve basic skills to succeed in life. The book presents evidence that one core reason is that by the time a child is old enough to attend school, there is already a wide disparity in cognitive skills and in Read more...