Child Development in Africa: Views From Inside
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Child Development in Africa: Views From Inside
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 146
Marfo, Kofi; Serpell, Robert
John Wiley & Sons Inc
12/2014
128
Mole
Inglês
9781119039921
15 a 20 dias
In this volume, African scholars engaged in research on the continent reflect on their recent and ongoing empirical studies. They discuss the strengths and limitations of research methods, theories, and interventions designed outside Africa to spur innovative research on the continent.
1. Some Long-Standing and Emerging Research Lines in Africa 1 Robert Serpell, Kofi Marfo The authors contend that early debates about the generalizability of Western theories of child development should give way to a focus on responding to developmental phenomena distinctive to the African region. 2. Biomedical Risk, Psychosocial Influences, and Developmental Outcomes: Lessons From the Pediatric HIV Population in Africa 23 Amina Abubakar The author reviews evidence that the impact of HIV and AIDS on child development in Africa involves interaction between biological and psychosocial factors, and outlines strategies of quantitative analysis to determine causal pathways as a guide to pediatric intervention. 3. African Early Childhood Development Curriculum and Pedagogy for Turkana Nomadic Pastoralist Communities of Kenya 43 John T. Ng asike The author critiques the current early childhood educational provision for a pastoralist community in Kenya and proposes a framework for integrating indigenous knowledge and ecoculturally prevalent learning contexts into ECE instructional programs. 4. Promoting Children s Sustainable Access to Early Schooling in Africa: Reflections on the Roles of Parents in Their Children s Early Childhood Care and Education 61 Jacob Marriote Ngwaru The author reviews his research in rural Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania showing that support for children s transition from home to school suffers from weak parental participation and lack of appropriate learning materials, and advocates for more culturally responsive early childhood education. 5. Design and Validation of Assessment Tests for Young Children in Zambia 77 Beatrice Matafwali, Robert Serpell The authors explain the need for culturally appropriate child assessment instruments and describe two programs of test development in Zambia. 6. Some Growth Points in African Child Development Research 97 Robert Serpell, Kofi Marfo The editors present concluding observations and perspectives on how the invited authors respond to key challenges identified by the editors and, in so doing, help advance an African field of child development. INDEX 113
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In this volume, African scholars engaged in research on the continent reflect on their recent and ongoing empirical studies. They discuss the strengths and limitations of research methods, theories, and interventions designed outside Africa to spur innovative research on the continent.
1. Some Long-Standing and Emerging Research Lines in Africa 1 Robert Serpell, Kofi Marfo The authors contend that early debates about the generalizability of Western theories of child development should give way to a focus on responding to developmental phenomena distinctive to the African region. 2. Biomedical Risk, Psychosocial Influences, and Developmental Outcomes: Lessons From the Pediatric HIV Population in Africa 23 Amina Abubakar The author reviews evidence that the impact of HIV and AIDS on child development in Africa involves interaction between biological and psychosocial factors, and outlines strategies of quantitative analysis to determine causal pathways as a guide to pediatric intervention. 3. African Early Childhood Development Curriculum and Pedagogy for Turkana Nomadic Pastoralist Communities of Kenya 43 John T. Ng asike The author critiques the current early childhood educational provision for a pastoralist community in Kenya and proposes a framework for integrating indigenous knowledge and ecoculturally prevalent learning contexts into ECE instructional programs. 4. Promoting Children s Sustainable Access to Early Schooling in Africa: Reflections on the Roles of Parents in Their Children s Early Childhood Care and Education 61 Jacob Marriote Ngwaru The author reviews his research in rural Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania showing that support for children s transition from home to school suffers from weak parental participation and lack of appropriate learning materials, and advocates for more culturally responsive early childhood education. 5. Design and Validation of Assessment Tests for Young Children in Zambia 77 Beatrice Matafwali, Robert Serpell The authors explain the need for culturally appropriate child assessment instruments and describe two programs of test development in Zambia. 6. Some Growth Points in African Child Development Research 97 Robert Serpell, Kofi Marfo The editors present concluding observations and perspectives on how the invited authors respond to key challenges identified by the editors and, in so doing, help advance an African field of child development. INDEX 113
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