Sun, 27 May 2012 01:05:51 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Children and young people http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 Children's vulnerability to climate change and disaster impacts in East Asia and the Pacific J. Lawler In 2011, UNICEF commissioned field research in Indonesia, Kiribati, Mongolia, Philippines and Vanuatu to determine if there were noticeable patterns and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61496 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61496 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:07:04 GMT Getting to the Hardest to Reach: A strategy to provide education to nomadic communities in Kenya through distance learning J. Swift Kenya has committed itself to the Millennium Development Goals, Education for All, and other education targets, but despite its achievement, Kenya is ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61442 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61442 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:09:35 GMT Mobile Pastoralists and Education: Strategic Options S. Kraetli Educating nomadic peoples in the context of rapid global socio-economic change is a challenge of massive proportions. This paper sets out to address this ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61441 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61441 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:08:29 GMT Nutrition in the first 1,000 days: State of the world's mothers 2012 This year's report shows which countries are succeeding – and which are failing – to provide good nutrition during the critical 1,000-day ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61405 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61405 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:58 GMT School Drop Out in Bangladesh: New Insights from Longitudinal Evidence R. Sabates This report provides new evidence into the factors that predict school drop out for children in Bangladesh. It also examines similarities and differences ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61388 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61388 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:41 GMT Changing Patterns of Access to Education in Anglophone and Francophone Countries in Sub Saharan Africa: Is Education for All Pro-Poor? K. M. Lewin This paper explores patterns of growth in participation in six Anglophone and seven Francophone countries in SSA with Universal Primary Education programmes. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61387 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61387 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:31 GMT Dropping Out of School in Southern Ghana: The Push-out and Pull-out Factors E. Ananga Addressing school dropout has been one of the most controversial elements of policy since the introduction of free compulsory universal basic education ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61367 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61367 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:32 GMT Fosterage and Access to Schooling in Savelugu-Nanton, Ghana C. Rolleston Fosterage is an important cultural institution in Ghana. Its effects on education are ambiguous. This study examines fostering as a possible contributor ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61366 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61366 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:27 GMT South Asian Nomads - A Literature Review A. Sharma In the context of India, most recent work has focused on access to the education system for the poor. This monograph focuses on nomadic communities and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61365 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61365 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:20 GMT Children malnutrition requires systems to reach pregnant and breastfeeding women, and children under two K. Rawe; D. Jayasinghe; F. Mason A combination of global trends is putting future progress on tackling children malnutrition at risk. This study argues that despite these trends, there ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60503 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60503 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:17:11 GMT A good breakfast improves children's educational outcomes D. Wynd Do you know that in many parts of the world an ever-growing number of children turn up to school every day without having eaten breakfast? This paper ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61179 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61179 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:42:41 GMT Re-engineering Education and Training for Economic and Social Development in the 21st Century: A Focus on Technology and Skills Development in National Education and Training Systems in Africa P. Swarts This paper argues for the re-engineering of education and training systems for sustainable socio-economic development in Africa and looks at the role ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61250 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61250 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:08 GMT Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood At the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS in 2001, the world made a promise to reduce the prevalence of HIV in young people globally ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61249 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61249 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:02 GMT Diagnosing and treating TB in mothers is the best way to prevent childhood tuberculosis T. Smart This document looks at efforts to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection and prevention in children. It highlights that most children ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61138 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61138 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:49:25 GMT A guideline to help setting treatment policies for managing tuberculosis in children ? what are the correct dosages? A. Ridge; M. Grzemska; S. Hill The aim of this guideline is to establish standards for high-quality treatment of tuberculosis in children by providing evidence-based recommendations. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61140 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61140 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:39:49 GMT Treating children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis yields success rates at least as good as those reported for adults D. Ettehad; H.S. Schaaf; J.A. Seddon This paper aims to assess existing evidence for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in children. It highlights that MDR clinical ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61141 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61141 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:27:52 GMT Sputum induction in primary health care facilities: increasing diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in children H.A. Moore; P. Apolles; H. J. Zar Sputum induction has increasingly enabled microbiological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in hospitalised children, but it has not been ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61142 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61142 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:18:41 GMT Young children and media technology A. L. Gutnick; M. Robb; L. Takeuchi; J. Kotler This report takes a fresh look at data emerging from studies undertaken by Sesame Workshop, independent scholars, foundations, and market researchers ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60843 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60843 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:55:04 GMT ICTs, youth and social exclusion A. Hach; J. Dekelver; L. Montandon; J. Playfoot; M. Aagaard; S.S. Elmer The first part of this report summarizes knowledge from recent IPTS research4 which included a review of the literature on social exclusion of young people, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60844 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60844 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:54:41 GMT Taking forward the use of ICT in schools - the Welsh example H. Knight This report is the product of a year long series of meetings of the task group established by the Welsh Assembly Government to consider how to take ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60845 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60845 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:54:21 GMT Using ICT to enable innovation and education in Africa L. Adam; N. Butcher; F.F. Tusubira; C. Sibthorpe The future development of Africa will be heavily influenced by how Africa manages to deliver quality education to its citizens. This study examines ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61040 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61040 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:02:17 GMT Technology and Young Children: A Review of Literature A. Appel This article reviews current research on developmental issues and the use of technology in learning environments for 4, 5 and 6-year-old preschool children. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60930 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60930 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:32 GMT The digital generation?: Children, ICT and the everyday nature of social exclusion G. Valentine This paper explores the potentially inclusionary and exlusionary implications of ICT for children through an examination of ICT policies and practices ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60929 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60929 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:29 GMT The Role of ICT in Enhancing Education in Developing Countries: Findings from an Evaluation of The Intel Teach Essentials Course in India, Turkey, and Chile This paper presents findings from case studies of the introduction of the Intel® Teach Essentials Course — a professional development program ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60928 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60928 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:26 GMT Young Children and ICTs - current issues in the provision of ICT technologies and services for young children A. Clarke The objective of this paper is to review issues in the market for ICT products and services for young children under 12 years of age. Although much has ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60927 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60927 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:23 GMT Children and Disasters: Understanding Impact and Enabling Agency From a child rights perspective, disaster impacts affect not only a child's basic right to survival and development, but cut across their right to participate ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60908 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60908 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:07:26 GMT Youth Xchange Guidebook Series: Cimate Change and Lifestyles The world's youth will have a significant role to play if we are to bring about the widespread behavioural change needed to shift towards more sustainable ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60598 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60598 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:17:27 GMT Because they are girls: mapping Plan's experience in improving the lives of girls S. Hendriks This publication is the report of a desk study that takes stock of Plan's efforts to promote gender equality. Fifteen years ago Plan formally adopted ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60447 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60447 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:02:28 GMT An exploratory study on child domestic workers in Egypt Y. Ahmed In Egypt, an estimated 2 to 2.5 million children between the ages of 6-15 are working as street vendors, domestic workers, agricultural labourers, factory ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60287 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60287 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:02:20 GMT On the map: charting the landscape of girl work M. Greene Girls receive a disproportionally small share of the total development dollars invested globally each year, but the field is primed for even greater action ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59973 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59973 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:41:01 GMT