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Indicators for child and youth development to inform policies and programs

Interview Video Learning & Education Society Education policy Equity Language

18 April 2018

Alice Wuermli, Research Scientist, Global TIES for Children, New York University, studies how children develop in low-income and conflict-affected countries. She and her team are designing measures of development in children age 8-17. The aim is to provide a basis for indicator development to inform policymakers seeking to make progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4.

Interview by:

Chief Communication Officer, Jacobs Foundation

Interview by:

Alexandra Güntzer