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SDG #4: Quality Education
#4 Quality Education: Ensures inclusive, equitable, and quality education for girls and boys at all levels (as well as vocational and technical training institutions) so that they experience efficient outcomes and occupations to sustain life. It also calls for elimination of disparities in gender, disability, and unequal access for those in vulnerable situations so that […]
Is the West Really the Best? Modernisation and the Psychosocial Dynamics of Human Progress and Development.
Eckersley, R. M. (2016). Is the West Really the Best? Modernisation and the Psychosocial Dynamics of Human Progress and Development. Oxford Development Studies. Email: richard@richardeckersley.com.au ABSTRACT Scientific and political interest in measures of human progress and development is increasing, but the indicators are far from capturing all we need to know. They place Western liberal […]
Doing Better for Children
About The well-being of children is high on the policy agenda across the OECD. But what is the actual state of child well-being today? How much are governments spending on children and are they spending it at the right times? What social and family policies have the most impact during children’s earliest years? Is growing […]
Online Consultation on Youth Well-being
Held 30 March to 8 May 2015 Access the consultation here. Context | Objective | Leading questions | Outcomes | Partners Context There are more young people living in the world today than at any time in human history and there is an urgent need to better meet their needs through more effective policy-making and societal […]
Hidden in Plain Sight
Download the full report. About This report by UNICEF was created to help document the true nature and extent of violence against children across the world. Despite the difficulties in measuring violence against children, and considerable gaps, an unprecedented volume of data on the subject has become available over the last two decades that is […]
Injury Among Young Canadians: A national study of contextual determinants
Introduction A new youth injury report – Injury Among Young Canadians: A national study of contextual determinants – was launched at the Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference, November 7, 2013. Prepared by researchers at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada and members of the CIHR Team in Child and Youth Injury Prevention (www.childinjuryprevention.ca) and funded […]
The First Eight Years
Download the full report. About This KIDS COUNT policy report (The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success) details how a child’s early development from birth through age 8 is essential to making an effective transition into elementary school and for long-term academic achievement. To prepare all of America’s children to succeed, […]
Toilets for Health
Download the full report. About This paper is a contribution to the efforts to address the sanitation crisis. It summarises the evidence of the scale of the problem, points to the potential benefits of addressing the crisis and gives clear and actionable recommendations for all those who can help find a solution. Although some progress […]
Comparative Child Poverty Measures
Contents 1 About 2 Download the Report 3 Author 4 See also About This report states that the United States has one of the highest child poverty rates in the developed world, according to some international rankings. However, yardsticks commonly used by the federal government and international organisations to measure poverty in America and other […]