Browsing by Subject "Girls"
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Emergent literacy development and home literacy environment: beliefs and practices of parents having (3-5 years) preschool aged children at urban slum context
(Brac University, 2023-04)The home literacy environment and experiences of preschoolers typically provide the settings for the development of emergent literacy skills that are important for school readiness and later literacy success. Due to ... -
Enrolling girls without learning: Evidence from public schools in Afghanistan
(Wiley Online Library, 2017-11-22)While more girls are now attending school in Afghanistan than prior to 2010, there is a lack of evidence on how school attendance is helping their cognitive development. We use data from a large sample of all-girls ... -
Intentions to participate in adolescent training programs: Evidence from Uganda
(Oxford Academic, 2010-05-01)Almost one-third of the population in developing countries is under age 15. Hence improving the effectiveness of policy interventions that target adolescents might be especially important. We analyze the intention to ... -
Navigating towards a ‘Good future’: Significance of appearance in aspirations of Dhaka urban middle-class girls
(Berghahn Books, 2020)Against the backdrop of rapid urbanisation, appearance has become the core of Dhaka middle-class girl's understanding of who they are and who they want to be. This chapter investigates significance of appearance among ... -
Noncommunicable disease risk factors among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh: Evidence from a National survey
(Osong public health and research perspectives, 2020-12-11)Objectives: To assess the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors and the factors associated with the coexistence of multiple risk factors (≥ 2 risk factors) among adolescent boys and girls in ...
