The association of maternal nutrition and children’s pre-primary experience with over-age attendance in secondary school: evidence from lowland Nepal

Marphatia, Akanksha A; Wells, Jonathan CK; Reid, Alice M; Borja, Mario Cortina; Manandhar, Dharma S; Sen, Aman; Saville, Naomi; Devakumar, Delan; Osrin, David; Prost, Audrey; +1 more... Dulal, Sophiya; (2020) The association of maternal nutrition and children’s pre-primary experience with over-age attendance in secondary school: evidence from lowland Nepal. International Journal of Educational Research, 99. p. 101491. ISSN 0883-0355 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2019.10.001

Abstract

Highlights: Over-age attendance is increasing but remains under-studied in South Asia. Children fall behind by entering pre-primary or primary late, and by repeating a grade during/after primary school. Rural location, thin and uneducated mothers predicted late pre-primary entry. Educational research and interventions need to focus on the earlier time-point of pre-primary. Improving maternal nutrition and education may ensure timely progression of children in school.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Disease Control
Elements ID	207432
Official URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2019.10.001