Publications
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Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Adaptation and psychometric properties in Peruvian population
Current context caused by COVID-19 has changed social and day-to-day life worldwide. Mental health is no exception. The objective of this study was to adapt and analyze the psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in a sample of Peruvian professionals.
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Unpacking the Post-lockdown Employment Recovery of Young Women in the Global South
This paper analyses the difference in short-term employment recovery between young men and women in India, Peru and Vietnam following the national lockdowns imposed in all three countries during 2020. The authors employ a mediation model to establish whether – and to what extent – commonly suggested mechanisms are responsible for a relatively slower recovery among […]
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The relationship between access to pre-school education and the development of social-emotional competencies: Longitudinal evidence from Peru
Authors evidence of the role pre-school has in the development of social-emotional competencies. We used data from the Young Lives longitudinal study in Peru to test the relationship between attendance to pre-school education with agency and pride at ages 8, 12, and 15, and self-efficacy and self-esteem at ages 12 and 15. They found that […]
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Role of Government Financial Support and Vulnerability Characteristics Associated with Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Peruvians
Using data from the longitudinal study Young Lives Peru, the authors investigated the profile of the young people in the study affected by food insecurity during the pandemic. They take into account the sociodemographic characteristics of Peruvian prendemic households and other shocks that made them more vulnerable. They also assess the government’s response role
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La educación de niños y niñas con discapacidad en el Perú durante la pandemia del COVID-19
Esta investigación empleó una metodología mixta con el objetivo de analizar cómo la emergencia sanitaria del Covid-19 ha variado la forma en que se ofrecen servicios educativos inclusivos en el sector público, y la capacidad de ejercer el derecho a la educación de los y las estudiantes con discapacidad del nivel primario en las modalidades de […]
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Bienestar docente e impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en escuelas rurales multigrado. Un estudio cualitativo con docentes de tres regiones del Perú.
El objetivo del presente estudio, realizado por Rafael Miranda, César Bazán y César R. Nureña, por encargo del proyecto CREER, fue indagar el impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en el bienestar de los docentes de escuelas rurales multigrado del país, atendiendo en especial las dimensiones psicosocial, familiar y laboral. Este estudio cualitativo y exploratorio […]
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Educación superior en pandemia: Una aproximación cualitativa desde Niños del Milenio
When the national quarantine was set in March 2020, young people who were pursuing higher education were immersed in emergency virtual education. This document analyzes their perceptions of change, as well as the barriers they faced and the resources they had to continue studying. In addition, it describes how COVID-19 influenced the aspirations of young […]
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Educación superior en tiempos de pandemia. Una aproximación cualitativa a las trayectorias educativas de las y los jóvenes de NdM en el Perú
In recent years, university education has experienced a significant increase in Peru. Sánchez, Favara and Porter (2021b) point out that, according to the Educational Quality Statistics Unit (Escale) of the Ministry of Education (Minedu), the gross attendance rate in higher education went from 38% to 77% among the years 2001 and 2019 (for young people […]
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Política de protección social y laboral en el Ecuador
How effective is the social protection system in Ecuador to protect the population against various risks? What is its redistributive impact and how much does it contribute to reducing inequality? What effects does it have on productivity? These are the central questions that guide this analysis, in which some answers are tested based on the […]
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Políticas de protección social y laboral en la República Dominicana
Social protection in the Dominican Republic results from a combination of social security programs in contributory and non-contributory modalities, labor regulations regarding job stability and minimum wages for a subset of workers, as well as anti-poverty programs. The contributions to the contributory modality and the costs of formal contracting vary according to the sector and […]