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Formal Support and Service Needs of Family Caregivers of Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in India
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Sumithra Murthy; Sarah Parker Harris; Kelly Hsieh – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Despite the enactment of disability laws/policies in India, research shows that caregivers of adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities experience inadequate formal supports/services due to dissemination barriers and lack of awareness about them. To address discrepancy between caregivers' support needs and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers
Measuring Indicators of Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.2.1: Factor Structure of a Direct Assessment Tool in Four Asian Countries
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Richards, Ben; Rao, Nirmala; Chan, Stephanie W. Y. – Oxford Review of Education, 2023
Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.2.1 is monitored by determining the proportion of children aged 24 to 59 months who are developmentally on track in the domains of health, learning, and psychosocial well-being. UNICEF has developed a caregiver report measure, the Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030), to measure progress towards…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Psychometrics
Measuring Being "Developmentally on Track": Comparing Direct Assessment and Caregiver Report of Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar
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Rao, Nirmala; Chan, Stephanie W. Y.; Su, Yufen; Richards, Ben; Cappa, Claudia; De Castro, E. Filipa; Petrowski, Nicole – Early Education and Development, 2022
Assessment of progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 requires measurement of the proportion of children aged 24 to 59 months developmentally on track in health, learning, and psychosocial well-being (Indicator 4.2.1). UNICEF's methodological work culminated with the development of the Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030) to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Preschool Children, Age Differences
Choosing and Changing Schools in India's Private and Government Sectors: Young Lives Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
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James, Zoe; Woodhead, Martin – Oxford Review of Education, 2014
The growth and increasing popularity of 'low-fee' private schooling across many parts of India has attracted much research and policy attention. This paper broadens the discussion by drawing attention to the increasing heterogeneity of the educational landscape in many communities. Our specific focus is on the consequences for school choices made…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Education, Public Education, School Choice