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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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Both/and: Reflections on recent Anglo/Western early childhood curriculum statements An identification of curriculum work undertaken in New Zealand in the 1990s as inspiration for early childhood care and education (ECCE) frameworks in Australia and parts of Canada, an argument for a more complex, reflective, and contextually situated ECCE practitioner, and a description and analysis of its influence on the British Columbia Early Learning Framework in Canada |
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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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A case for early childhood development in sub-Saharan Africa A discussion and critique of the homogenization of the image of the child in the early child development field, with a focus on the concept of early childhood in sub-Saharan Africa |
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A case for early childhood development in sub-Saharan Africa [Executive summary] A summary of a discussion and critique of the homogenization of the image of the child in the early child development field, with a focus on the concept of early childhood in sub-Saharan Africa |
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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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Community development through community-based bicultural partnerships in ECCE-CYC using a generative curriculum model Findings from an ecologically comprehensive research study of the process and impacts of an innovative approach to training culturally grounded early childhood care and education and child and youth care practitioners using a generative curriculum model |
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Defining quality: Values, stakeholders and processes An introductory discussion of the process of defining quality in early care and education, including the key issue of the different measures used by different stakeholders |
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Developing cross-cultural partnerships: Implications for child care quality research and practice A description of a project in which the University of Victoria worked in partnership with a council of Canadian aboriginal tribes in Saskatchewan to develop and implement a culturally-appropriate curriculum for the training of professionals in the field of child care and early education |
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Developing cross-cultural partnerships: Implications for child care quality research and practice A discussion of an innovative, cross-cultural curriculum partnership between public universities and the First Nations tribes in the advancement of quality early childhood services in Canada |
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Discourses on quality care: The Investigating 'Quality' project and the Canadian experience A description of a global search for approaches to child care and early education to provide options for an approach that works in the multicultural society of British Columbia, Canada |
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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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ECD policy development and implementation in Africa A comprehensive description of early child care, education and policy development and implementation in African countries |
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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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Fragments for a discussion about quality A chronology of the changes experienced by Danish child care centers between 1943 and 1994, with an emphasis on changing perceptions of the concept of quality over time |
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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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Looking at quality from the child’s perspective Descriptions of several Danish programs soliciting the views of children about their child care environments and incorporating their opinions into the operating procedures of child care centers |
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