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...
| Publié dans: | World development. - 1999. - 40(2012), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1921-1931 |
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| Langue: | English |
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2012
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| Accès à la collection: | World development |
| Sujets: | Journal Article developing countries education eyeglasses poverty vision |