Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development

As modern Early Childhood Development begins to gain prominence in African communities, questions are beginning to emerge as to what sort of Early Childhood Development is being promoted as ‘best practices’. Thus, the discourse for and against western Early Childhood Development as opposed to indige...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Godfrey Ejuu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tuwhera Open Access Publisher 2015-12-01
Series:New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/44
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849472096058474496
author Godfrey Ejuu
author_facet Godfrey Ejuu
author_sort Godfrey Ejuu
collection DOAJ
description As modern Early Childhood Development begins to gain prominence in African communities, questions are beginning to emerge as to what sort of Early Childhood Development is being promoted as ‘best practices’. Thus, the discourse for and against western Early Childhood Development as opposed to indigenous Early Childhood Development and scope of each in a culturally contaminated African society continues to rage on. This paper highlights some of the issues and provides insights into what African Early Childhood Development researcher can do to lead the way in owning, redefining and rebuilding a more culturally relevant Early Childhood Development in the African context.
format Article
id doaj-art-2f926f61536d44ce98692b2f2e7b2cbf
institution Kabale University
issn 1176-6662
language English
publishDate 2015-12-01
publisher Tuwhera Open Access Publisher
record_format Article
series New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work
spelling doaj-art-2f926f61536d44ce98692b2f2e7b2cbf2025-08-20T03:24:37ZengTuwhera Open Access PublisherNew Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work1176-66622015-12-0112110.24135/teacherswork.v12i1.44Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood DevelopmentGodfrey Ejuu0Kyambogo UniversityAs modern Early Childhood Development begins to gain prominence in African communities, questions are beginning to emerge as to what sort of Early Childhood Development is being promoted as ‘best practices’. Thus, the discourse for and against western Early Childhood Development as opposed to indigenous Early Childhood Development and scope of each in a culturally contaminated African society continues to rage on. This paper highlights some of the issues and provides insights into what African Early Childhood Development researcher can do to lead the way in owning, redefining and rebuilding a more culturally relevant Early Childhood Development in the African context. https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/44Early Childhood Educationindigenous educationdevelopment
spellingShingle Godfrey Ejuu
Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development
New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work
Early Childhood Education
indigenous education
development
title Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development
title_full Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development
title_fullStr Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development
title_full_unstemmed Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development
title_short Is this Early Childhood Development Ours? Deciphering what African Parents want their Children to Learn in Early Childhood Development
title_sort is this early childhood development ours deciphering what african parents want their children to learn in early childhood development
topic Early Childhood Education
indigenous education
development
url https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/44
work_keys_str_mv AT godfreyejuu isthisearlychildhooddevelopmentoursdecipheringwhatafricanparentswanttheirchildrentolearninearlychildhooddevelopment