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Taking the First Step: Using Metaphor to Open Space for the Science of Child Development in the Field of International Development

A new metaphor - the "multiplier effect" - can help us better explain how early childhood development can advance the goals of international development and aid.
Author(s)
Moira O’Neil, Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
Published
April 16, 2014
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This report presents the results of qualitative and quantitative research to develop two Explanatory Metaphors — the Investment Multiplier and the Road to Positive Outcomes — that constitute the critical first steps in expanding the discourse in the field of international development to consider the science of early childhood development.

Issues
Child and Adolescent Development International Affairs

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