ISBN:
9781464810008
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (99 pages)
Series Statement:
World Bank Study
Series Statement:
World Bank Studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.231
Keywords:
Child development
;
Child development
;
Child development ; Polynesia
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword by Alice Albright and Amit Dar -- Foreword by Ana Maui Taufe'ulungaki -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Context of Tonga -- The Pacific Early Age Readiness and Learning Programme -- PEARL Pillars -- Tonga PEARL -- Chapter 2 The Importance of Measuring Early Childhood Development -- Early Childhood Development and School Readiness -- Measuring Early Childhood Development -- Chapter 3 Steps in the Development of the Tongan Early Human Capability Index -- Why Develop a New Measure of Early Human Capability for Tonga? -- Consultations: What Does a "Solid/Strong" Tongan Child Look Like When Starting School? -- Step 1: First Consultations -- Step 2: Second Consultation/Face Validity -- Step 3: Pilot Test -- Step 4: Third Consultation to Finalize Instrument -- The TeHCI -- Implementation of the Census -- Chapter 4 Results -- Resultant Sample Description -- TeHCI Descriptive Results -- Social and Demographic Factors Affect Child Development -- Early Childhood Stimulation in the Home Positively Affects Child Development -- Preschool Services Positively Affect Child Development -- Geographical Mapping -- Data Dissemination -- Chapter 5 Potential Future Use of the Early Human Capability Index in Tonga and Conclusions -- Exemplary Data Collection Process -- Conclusions -- Appendix A Back-Translated and Tongan Versions of the TeHCI -- Appendix B Geographically Mapped Results of TeHCI Domains -- Appendix C Reliability and Validity of the TeHCI -- Discrimination -- Traditional Methods of Scale Reliability -- Rasch Modeling -- References -- Figures -- Figure 4.1 Activities in the Home Environment for Children Ages 3-5 -- Figure 4.2 Activities in the Child's Home Environment by Mother's Education Level -- Figure 4.3 Preschool Participation by Age and Sex.
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