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Early Childhood Development in Qatar: Status and Opportunities for the Future

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dc.contributor.authorAdams, Lindsay Sarah
dc.contributor.authorNikaein Towfighian, Samira
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-05T19:58:32Z
dc.date.available2017-12-05T19:58:32Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractEarly childhood development (ECD) is a multidimensional process that takes place from conception until age five. These years mark the most important period for an individual's development. In this period, the building blocks of the brain and nervous system are formed, and critical skills and capacities begin to develop across a number of interrelated domains (Nelson 2000). Despite this ample international evidence, the state of ECD in Qatar has thus far been understudied. Child development outcomes in Qatar are below what is expected given its level of economic development. Gaps in self-regulation skills persist, with a third of children ages three and four being unable to attend to, and focus on, simple tasks without being distracted easily. As a tripartite collaboration between the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) at Qatar Foundation, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the State of Qatar and the World Bank, this study begins to fill this gap by providing an overview of the state of ECD in Qatar and setting forward recommendations to strengthen ECD in the country. The report first analyzes ECD outcomes in Qatar, examining how Qatar fares in five ECD domains compared to other countries. Section two builds the evidence base in the Qatari context by testing whether specific ECD programs are associated with improved child outcomes in the country. Section three takes a systemic view, analyzing the policies that govern ECD in Qatar and offers recommendations for their enhancement. Finally, section four concludes with a summary of key policy recommendations and some considerations for their implementation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/666721510643002582/Early-childhood-development-in-Qatar-status-and-opportunities-for-the-future
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/28950
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28950
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleEarly Childhood Development in Qataren
dc.title.subtitleStatus and Opportunities for the Futureen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleEarly Childhood Development in Qatar: Status and Opportunities for the Future
okr.date.disclosure2017-11-13
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/666721510643002582/Early-childhood-development-in-Qatar-status-and-opportunities-for-the-future
okr.guid666721510643002582
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/28950
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085314ea9_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum28155923
okr.identifier.report121299
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryQatar
okr.sectorEducation
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Early Childhood Development
okr.topicEducation::Economics of Education
okr.topicEducation::Education Finance
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.unitEDU GP MNA (GED05)
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