Education and investment choices for vulnerable children in South Africa
SOURCE: Investment choices for South African education
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): L.Richter, U.Chandan
SOURCE EDITOR(S): G.Bloch, L.Chisholm, B.Fleisch, M.Mabizela
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, INVESTMENT, ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5592
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5102
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5102
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): L.Richter, U.Chandan
SOURCE EDITOR(S): G.Bloch, L.Chisholm, B.Fleisch, M.Mabizela
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, INVESTMENT, ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5592
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5102
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5102
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Abstract
This chapter argues for three key strategies for investing in vulnerable children's education and development in South Africa: These include: 1. the expansion of good quality early childhood development programmes 2. the expansion of efforts to improve the nutrition and growth of young children 3. the use of incentives that address opportunity costs and keep vulnerable children in school for as long as possible The chapter concludes that the best way to test and identify optimal investment choices in education is through the use of randomised evaluation studies.-
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