A longitudinal study of the effect of integrated literacy and basic education programs on women's participation in social and economic development in Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorBurchfield, S.en
dc.contributor.authorHua, H.en
dc.contributor.authorBaral, D.en
dc.contributor.authorRocha, V.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialNepalen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:30:43Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:30:43Zen
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe Girls' and Women's Education Policy Research Activity in Nepal investigated the impact of women's literacy programs by examining measures of socio-economic status, as well as indicators of women's social and economic development, including: 1) literacy and education, 2) children's education, 3) family and reproductive health, 4) participation in income-earning activities, 5) community participation, and 6) political participation. The study examined two integrated literacy programs: the Basic and Primary Education Project (BPEP) and the Health Education and Adult Literacy (HEAL) program. This study tested three hypotheses concerning the impact of integrated literacy programs on development. These hypotheses focused on respondents' awareness (knowledge and attitudes) and behavior (practice and skills). The hypotheses were; Women who participate in women's integrated literacy programs:en
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dc.identifier3143en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67294en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherWashington, DC: WID, USAIDen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.worlded.org/asia/nepal/nepal_12_19_02.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHealth impactsen
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectEconomic growthen
dc.subjectSocial impactsen
dc.subjectIncome generationen
dc.subjectMethodologyen
dc.subjectLongitudinal studyen
dc.subjectLiteracyen
dc.subjectNepalen
dc.subjectBasic educationen
dc.subjectWomen's participationen
dc.subjectEconomic developmenten
dc.subjectUSAIDen
dc.titleA longitudinal study of the effect of integrated literacy and basic education programs on women's participation in social and economic development in Nepalen
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