Publications of Education and learning
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De quinto de primaria al fin de la secundaria en seis años: un estudio longitudinal en Puno
This study reports the results of a longitudinal design in which 304 students from urban and rural areas of Puno were followed. The students included were in fifth grade of primary school in 2000 and were due to be in fifth grade of secondary school (the end of basic education) in 2006, when they were […]
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Continuity and respect for diversity: strengthening early transitions in Peru
This working paper is part of a series on early transitions from Young Lives, a 15-year longitudinal study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. It explores the diverse experiences of 28 children from four contrasting communities in Peru as they start school. These detailed case studies highlight common problems: exclusion of certain […]
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¿Educación para el desarrollo rural o para dejar de ser rural?: percepciones y proyectos de pobladores rurales andinos y amazónicos
The research on which this article is based is the product of a broader qualitative study of the Young Lives project, which mainly addresses the issue of educational transitions to secondary school in four communities: two in urban areas and two in rural areas. for this research, the basic methodology used was the case study of children […]
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Psychosocial status and cognitive achievement in Peru
This paper presents the results of a quantitative analysis that measured the relationship between psychosocial status at the age of 8, and the development of cognitive skills four years later.
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Sense of belonging and transition to high schools in Peru
Sense of belonging is the degree to which students feel integrated with their peers and teachers at school. This study describes sense of belonging among Peruvian students entering high school. Socioeconomic status had no direct effect on sense of belonging but had an indirect effect through achievement. Rural students had a higher sense of belonging […]
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Promoting early childhood development through a public programme: Wawa Wasi in Peru
This paper presents the results of a Young Lives study into the impact and perceptions of the Programa Nacional Wawa Wasi, a Peruvian government programme for impoverished children aged six to 48 months. Up to eight children spend five days a week at a Wawa Wasi centre where they are assisted by a carer carefully […]
