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dc.contributor.authorLeighton, Margaret Alice
dc.contributor.authorMartine, Anitha
dc.contributor.authorMassaga, Julius
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-03T10:30:16Z
dc.date.available2023-07-03T10:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-01
dc.identifier288964530
dc.identifierae30c003-3883-4662-90f9-4cbaee6c4c8f
dc.identifier85163983062
dc.identifier.citationLeighton , M A , Martine , A & Massaga , J 2023 , ' Fostering early childhood development in low-resource communities : evidence from a group-based parenting intervention in Tanzania ' , World Development , vol. 170 , 106335 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106335en
dc.identifier.issn0305-750X
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-3270-1269/work/138326720
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/27870
dc.descriptionFunding: Scottish Funding Council (SEF0XFC020), Royal Society of Edinburgh (1041).en
dc.description.abstractGroup-based parent training programmes present an affordable means to influence the early experiences of children at scale. This paper reports evidence on the effectiveness of a practice-led intervention piloted in rural Tanzania evaluated through a matched control study design. The core of the programme is an 8–10 week caregiver training course led by local facilitators, built around early stimulation and nurturing care. After two years of implementation, the intervention led to improvements in the development of 3-year olds of 0.29 standard deviations. Detailed data on caregivers indicates that these improvements are due to changes in the type and frequency of caregiver-child interactions for both mothers and fathers, as well as the quality of play materials in the home.
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dc.format.extent734534
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Developmenten
dc.subjectEarly child developmenten
dc.subjectChild care policyen
dc.subjectParentingen
dc.subjectImpact evaluationen
dc.subjectTanzaniaen
dc.subjectHB Economic Theoryen
dc.subjectHQ The family. Marriage. Womanen
dc.subjectGF Human ecology. Anthropogeographyen
dc.subjectE-DASen
dc.subjectMCCen
dc.subject.lccHBen
dc.subject.lccHQen
dc.subject.lccGFen
dc.titleFostering early childhood development in low-resource communities : evidence from a group-based parenting intervention in Tanzaniaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorScottish Funding Councilen
dc.contributor.sponsorThe Royal Society of Edinburghen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Economics and Financeen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106335
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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