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Africa's future, Africa's challenge: Early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa An inquiry into the state of early childhood education and care in Sub-Saharan Africa, including information on program development and evaluations, service delivery, public policy initiatives, and a presentation of challenges in the future of early childhood services in the region |
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Brain development and ECD: A case for investment An argument for the increased investment in early childhood development (ECD) and the expansion of education and care services in Sub-Saharan Africa, based on the premise that healthy brain development helps children achieve their full potential |
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Can early childhood programs be financially sustainable in Africa? An inquiry into the financial sustainability of early education programs in Africa, and a comparison of costs and benefits between preschool and primary school services |
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Community-based approaches that work in Eastern and Southern Africa An examination of both home-based and community-based interventions to counter the influence of malnutrition on children’s development in select regions of Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, using the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy |
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Early childhood care and education in Sub-Saharan Africa: What would it take to meet the Millenium Development Goals? An inquiry into the feasibility of the Sub-Saharan African countries to meet the first four Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) pertaining to the education and well-being of young children, with a focus on improving children’s access to preschool education and health status |
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ECD and HIV/AIDS: The newest policy and programming challenge A discussion of obstacles to the provision of early childhood development (ECD) programs for children infected with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, including a description of current services and policies regarding HIV/AIDS and early childhood education |
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ECD in Africa: A historical perspective An examination of the history of early childhood development (ECD)-related programs in Africa, with a focus on formal programs in those parts of Africa colonized by Britain |
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ECD Policy: A comparative analysis in Ghana, Mauritius, and Namibia A discussion of the sociopolitical climate surrounding the adaptation of early childhood development (ECD) policies in Ghana, Mauritius, and Namibia |
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Fathering: The role of men in raising children in Africa - Holding up the other half of the sky A discussion of the social function of fatherhood in African societies, including an exploration of the benefits of increased paternal involvement to children’s development and well-being |
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The impact of ECD programs and older children's school attendance in Kenya An exploration of the relationship between families' access to early childhood development (ECD) programs, maternal employment, and older children’s school attendance in Kenya |
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Inclusive education: A Mauritian response to the "Inherent Rights of the Child" Findings from a case study on the development of universal inclusive educational settings for children with special needs in Mauritius |
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Introducing preprimary classes in Africa: Opportunities and challenges An account of the experiences of South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho during the implementation of early education and teacher training programs in their educational systems |
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Introduction A brief discussion of evolution of early childhood services and the corresponding public policy agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Linking policy discourse to everyday life in Kenya: Impacts of neoliberal policies on early education and childrearing A discussion of the influence of local and international economic, cultural and social policies towards the rebuilding of Kenya’s infrastructure, as well as policies of lending institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, on children on families’ everyday lives |
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Madrasa Early Childhood Development Program: Making a difference A description of the Madrasa Early Child Development Program in Kenya, a comprehensive program to deliver early childhood services to Muslim children to better prepare them for school |
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Mapping and documenting effective programming A description of the qualitative approach of the Effectiveness Institute (EI) in the assessment of global quality in early childhood programs throughout the world and descriptions of 10 programs under assessment in 10 countries |
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(Mis)Understanding ECD in Africa: The force of local and global motives An exploration of the relevance of global perspectives on early childhood development (ECD) to the design and implementation of early learning programs in Africa |
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New threats to early childhood development: Children affected by HIV/AIDS A discussion of the influence of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa on children’s family supports and development |
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Parenting challenges for the changing African family A description of the social and global forces affecting the strength and structure of families in Africa, and a proposal of strategies to help protect families and support the continent’s youngest children |
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Participatory ECD policy planning in Francophone West Africa A description of a collaborative effort to develop policies for the provision of early childhood education and care services in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Senegal |
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Positioning ECD nationally: Trends in selected African countries A compendium of early childhood development (ECD) policy in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on policies regarding economic development and children’s health and well-being |
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Regional early childhood policy review An overview of three workshops of the UNESCO-UNICEF joint regional policy review project, a project to support eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region in their reviews of national and regional policies in the field of early childhood care and education (ECCE) |
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Responding to the challenge of meeting the needs of children under 3 in Africa A presentation of a framework for the development and delivery of early education and care services for children aged birth through 3, with a focus on policy initiatives in South Africa, Gambia, and Kenya |
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The state of young children in Sub-Saharan Africa A description of the well-being of children across Sub-Saharan Africa, including a comparison of poverty rates, mortality rates, and preschool enrollment figures between Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions of the world |
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Strategic communication in early childhood development programs: The case of Uganda A discussion of the role of strategic communication in the development and implementation of early childhood programs in Uganda |
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