Amina Mendez Acosta
Biographic Data
| ID | 4428941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amina Mendez Acosta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amina Mendez |
| FAMILY NAME | Acosta |
| SIGNATURE | ACOSTA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Global Development |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Changing perceptions of educational returns in low- and middle-income countries
The teachers who leave
How to recruit teachers for hard-to-staff schools
How to measure student absenteeism in low- and middle-income countries
Student attendance at school is a necessary condition for learning and for other schooling benefits, yet absenteeism is a significant issue for students in many countries. Policies, programs, and research seeking to reduce absenteeism need to measure it accurately. This article describes seven different methods to measure student absenteeism, all used in at least one of 27 recently published studies in low- and middle-income countries. It also sy…
Adolescent Girls’ Safety In and Out of School
This study characterises rates of physical and sexual violence against adolescent girls and compares rates of violence against girls who are enrolled versus unenrolled in school, to contribute to an understanding of the relative risks associated with school attendance. We look at rates of violence across countries that together represent 80 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa’s girls aged 15–19. The analysis shows high rates of violence overall: 28.8 …
Tools to measure the impact of early childhood development interventions on maternal mental health in low- and middle-income countries
Low- and middle-income countries around the world are expanding investments in early childhood development (ECD) programs, but few evaluations of ECD programs measure impacts on maternal mental health as well as on other, closely associated psychosocial domains. One reason may be a lack of familiarity with appropriate survey instruments for measuring different aspects of maternal psychosocial well-being among ECD-focused researchers. We identifie…
Tools to measure the impact of early childhood development interventions on maternal mental health in low- and middle-income countries
Low- and middle-income countries around the world are expanding investments in early childhood development (ECD) programs, but few evaluations of ECD programs measure impacts on maternal mental health as well as on other, closely associated psychosocial domains. One reason may be a lack of familiarity with appropriate survey instruments for measuring different aspects of maternal psychosocial well-being among ECD-focused researchers. We identifie…
How to recruit teachers for hard-to-staff schools
How to measure student absenteeism in low- and middle-income countries
Student attendance at school is a necessary condition for learning and for other schooling benefits, yet absenteeism is a significant issue for students in many countries. Policies, programs, and research seeking to reduce absenteeism need to measure it accurately. This article describes seven different methods to measure student absenteeism, all used in at least one of 27 recently published studies in low- and middle-income countries. It also sy…
Adolescent Girls’ Safety In and Out of School
This study characterises rates of physical and sexual violence against adolescent girls and compares rates of violence against girls who are enrolled versus unenrolled in school, to contribute to an understanding of the relative risks associated with school attendance. We look at rates of violence across countries that together represent 80 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa’s girls aged 15–19. The analysis shows high rates of violence overall: 28.8 …
The teachers who leave
Changing perceptions of educational returns in low- and middle-income countries
Psychology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Attendance (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · School Choice and Performance (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)