Short- and Long-Term Impact of Violence on Education : The Case of Timor Leste

Short- and Long-Term Impact of Violence on Education : The Case of Timor Leste

This paper analyzes the impact of the wave of violence that occurred in Timor Leste in 1999 on education outcomes. We examine the short-term impact of the violence on school attendance in 2001 and its longer-term impact on primary school completion of the same cohorts of children observed again in 2...

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Main Authors: Justino, Patricia, Leone, Marinella, Salardi, Paola
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2015
Subjects:
child labor
consequences of violence
education outcomes
exposure to violence
families
gangs
girls
health facilities
human rights
primary school
primary school education
school attendance
schools
sexual abuse
violence
young boys
young men
youth
youth unemployment
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23543

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