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Nirmala Rao
Researcher at University of Hong Kong
Publications - 212
Citations - 6165
Nirmala Rao is an academic researcher from University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Early childhood education & Early childhood. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 190 publications receiving 4993 citations. Previous affiliations of Nirmala Rao include University of London & Tulane University.
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Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development
Pia Rebello Britto,Stephen J. Lye,Kerrie Proulx,Aisha K. Yousafzai,Stephen G. Matthews,Tyler Vaivada,Rafael Pérez-Escamilla,Nirmala Rao,Patrick Ip,Lia C. H. Fernald,Harriet L. MacMillan,Mark A. Hanson,Theodore D. Wachs,Haogen Yao,Hirokazu Yoshikawa,Adrian Cerezo,James F. Leckman,Zulfiqar A Bhutta +17 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive updated analysis of early childhood development interventions across the five sectors of health, nutrition, education, child protection, and social protection, concluding that to make interventions successful, smart, and sustainable, they need to be implemented as multi-sectoral intervention packages anchored in nurturing care.
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Growing Points for Coparenting Theory and Research.
TL;DR: Several emerging issues in coparenting theory and research are identified to guide work in the years ahead, including issues in definition, conceptualization, and measurement; the interface betweenCoparenting and adult development; and conceptual benefits that will accrue from studies of interadult coordination across diverse cultures and family systems.
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Vulnerability and resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winnie W.Y. Tso,Rosa S. Wong,Keith T.S. Tung,Nirmala Rao,King-wa Fu,Jason C. S. Yam,Gilbert T. Chua,Eric Y.H. Chen,Tatia M.C. Lee,Sherry Kit Wa Chan,Wilfred Hing Sang Wong,Xiaoli Xiong,Celine S. Chui,Xue Li,Kirstie H. T. W. Wong,Kirstie H. T. W. Wong,Cynthia Leung,Sandra K. M. Tsang,Godfrey Chi-Fung Chan,Paul K.H. Tam,Ko Ling Chan,Mike Y. W. Kwan,Marco Ho,Chun Bong Chow,Ian C. K. Wong,Ian C. K. Wong,Patrick lp +26 more
TL;DR: This study identifies vulnerable groups of children and highlights the importance of strengthening family coherence, adequate sleep and exercise, and responsible use of electronic devices in promoting psychosocial wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Parental influences on Chinese literacy development: A comparison of preschoolers in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore
Hui Li,Nirmala Rao +1 more
TL;DR: This paper found that older children outperformed younger children on character identification, visual and auditory discrimination, and word recognition, and older children performed significantly better than younger children in all three societies.
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Motivational Beliefs, Study Strategies, and Mathematics Attainment in High- and Low-Achieving Chinese Secondary School Students.
TL;DR: Low-achievers perceived academic learning as being less useful over time and reported spending less time studying in Year 10 than in Year 11 but high- and low-achiever did not differ on their use of self-regulated learning strategies.