Poverty and Proximate Barriers to Learning : Vision Deficiencies, Vision Correction and Educational Outcomes in Rural Northwest China

Uncorrected vision may present a significant barrier to educational mobility in poor communities in low and middle income countries. Focusing on the case of rural Northwest China, we analyze the Gansu Survey of Children and Families (2,000 children; 100 rural villages) and the Gansu Vision Intervent...

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Publié dans:World development. - 1999. - 40(2012), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1921-1931
Auteur principal: Hannum, Emily (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Zhang, Yuping
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2012
Accès à la collection:World development
Sujets:Journal Article developing countries education eyeglasses poverty vision
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