Longitudinal Studies
UNFPA-OPS Policy Notes Series No. 3: Mitigating the Effect of Children’s Disabilities on Elementary Education Outcome
December 2023
Publisher:
USC-Office of Population Studies Foundation, Inc. (OPS), UNFPA
Children’s disability impacts educational performance in various ways depending on the nature of the disability and the effectiveness of educational practices that accommodate for such impairments.
This Policy Note describes the results of the Longitudinal Cohort Study on the Filipino Child2 (Cohort Study) on disability among 10-year old children and its effect on schooling outcomes, policy responses of the Philippine government to address issues of children with disabilities and education, and suggestions for moving forward.