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Education
Opportunities for change: education innovation and reform during and after conflict
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June 3, 2016

Conflict and displacement create distinctive challenges for education practitioners. However, opportunities for reform and positive change within the sector also arise simultaneously during and after conflict. This book explores some of the prospects for positive transformation. A series of 10 case studies presents specific examples of how positive change has been implemented in the education… Read more

conflict-affected states, education policy, education reform, education systems, Innovation, post-conflict settings
Education
Education and internally displaced persons
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May 17, 2016

Drawing on research from a diverse set of countries, including the USA, Somalia, Colombia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the contributors of this volume consider the relationship between education and internally displaced persons. The case studies presented raise fundamental questions regarding the barriers to education and some unexpected benefits for displaced children. The dynamics… Read more

Access to education, conflict-affected states, Education in emergencies, quality education
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Diversified secondary education and development: evidence from Colombia and Tanzania
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November 18, 2015

Secondary schools that offer pre-vocational courses in conjunction with traditional ones have flourished over the past decade in many developing countries. In fact, interest in these “diversified” schools seems to be growing because more and more governments are seeking assistance to establish diversified curricula. Although the World Bank has been investing heavily in these educational… Read more

Colombia, diversified education, Secondary Education, secondary school, Tanzania
Community Nurseries and the Nutritional Status of Poor Children. Evidence from Colombia
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January 3, 2015

We use two different datasets and three different instruments to estimate the impact of a long-established pre-school nursery programme on children’s nutritional status. We use variables related to cost (fee, distance to the nursery) and programme availability (capacity of the programme in the town) as instruments. One of our datasets is representative of very poor… Read more

Colombia: Early childhood development – SABER Country Report 2013
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January 3, 2015

This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Colombia and recommendations to move forward. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the SABER- ECD framework and includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition and social and… Read more

Early Childhood Development, Health, Learning
Water and Sanitation
Hand Washing Among School Children in Bogotá, Colombia
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December 5, 2014

Objectives. We assessed hand-washing behaviors and intentions among school children in Bogotá, Colombia, to help identify and overcome barriers to proper hygiene practices. Methods. Data on hand-washing behavior and intentions and individual and contextual factors were collected from 2042 sixth- through eighth-grade students in 25 schools in Bogotá via anonymous questionnaires. A member of the… Read more

Colombia, Hand-washing, Hygiene
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Subsidized childcare and child development in Colombia: effects of Hogares Comunitarios de Bienestar as a function of timing and length of exposure
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December 2, 2014

Rigorous evidence regarding the impact of early care and education on children’s development comes primarily from high-income nations. A few studies from Latin America and the Caribbean have identified benefits of conditional cash transfer and home visiting programs on children’s development. However, there is still controversy around the impact and cost-effectiveness of childcare approaches. Further… Read more

Childcare, Early Childhood Development
Growth improvements in children above 3 years of age: the Cali study
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October 29, 2014

The Cali Study involved the random assignment of 301 malnourished children to be exposed to one (CT1, n = 113), two (CT2, n = 64), three (CT3, n = 62) or four (CT4, n = 62) 9-mo periods of a multifocal day care-based intervention (i.e., education, health and nutrition). The ages at which the intervention… Read more

Children, Colombia, Nutrition
Education
Early Childhood in Focus 4: Effective Early Childhood Programmes
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October 16, 2014

Published in collaboration with the Open University, Early Childhood in Focus offers accessible and clear reviews of the best and most recent available research, information and analysis on key policy issues, offering clear messages on core policy topics and questions. This publication, the fourth in the series, looks at the policy issues surrounding the early… Read more

Education, Poverty, School
Education
How effective are conditional cash transfers? Evidence from Colombia
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October 16, 2014

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes are becoming an extremely popular tool for improving the education and health outcomes of poor children in developing countries. An incomplete list of countries in which they are being implemented under the support of the World Bank and other international financial institutions includes Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Brazil, Turkey and Mozambique…. Read more

Children, Education, health financing
Health
The Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence And Unintended Pregnancy: Analysis of a National Sample From Colombia
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November 1, 2013

Intimate partner violence is associated with a number of reproductive and mental health problems. However, the relationship between intimate partner violence and women’s ability to control their fertility has not been adequately explored, especially in developing countries. Data from the 2000 Demographic and Health Survey for Colombia were used in multivariate logistic regressions to explore… Read more

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