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Measuring individual transitions and trajectories: A methodology to inform targeted policy implementation


Date posted:

2022/11/01

Publication year:

2021

Corporate author/s:

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Person/s author/s:

Kruss, Glenda

Output-type:

manual/guidelines

Format:

pdf

This presentation focuses on the following key points: that aggregate performance is a blunt measure; the notion of 'limited insight, less reliable'; trajectories technique leads to significant insights for policy intervention; and the need for a more nuanced, targeted approach to measuring individual transitions and trajectories.

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