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" Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge : "
editors, Marito Garcia, Alan Pence, Judith L. Evans.
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989471
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b743841
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Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge : : Early Childhood Care and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa /\ editors, Marito Garcia, Alan Pence, Judith L. Evans.
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Washington, DC :: World Bank,, ©2008.
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Directions in development. Human development
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1 online resource (xxix, 525 pages) :: illustrations
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0821368869
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: 9781281217707
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0821368869
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0821370545
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9780821368862
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9780821370544
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The state of young children in sub-Saharan Africa / Marito Garcia, Gillian Virata, and Erika Dunkelberg -- Positioning ECD nationally : trends in selected African countries / Agnes Akosua Aidoo -- Early childhood care and education in sub-Saharan Africa : what would it take to meet the millennium development goals? / Adriana Jaramillo and Alain Mingat -- Brain development and ECD : a case for investment / Mary Eming Young and Fraser Mustard -- New threats to early childhood development : children affected by HIV/AIDS / Jodie Fonseca [and others] -- ECD in Africa : a historical perspective / Larry Prochner and Margaret Kabiru -- (Mis)understanding ECD in Africa : the force of local and global motives / A. Bame Nsamenang -- Fathering : the role of men in raising children in Africa-- holding up the other half of the sky / Linda M. Richter and Robert Morrell -- ECD policy : a comparative analysis in Ghana, Mauritius, and Namibia / J.K.A. Boakye [and others] -- Participatory ECD policy planning in Francophone West Africa / Emily Vargas-Barón -- Responding to the challenge of meeting the needs of children under 3 in Africa / Kofi Marfo [and others] -- Introducing preprimary classes in Africa : opportunities and challenges / Linda Biersteker [and others] -- Inclusive education : a Mauritian response to the inherent rights of the child / Gilberte Chung Kim Chung and Cyril Dalais -- Parenting challenges for the changing African family / Judith L. Evans, Chalizamudzi Elizabeth Matola and Jolly P.T. Nyeko -- ECD and HIV/AIDS : the newest programming and policy challenge / Patrice L. Engle and Erika Dunkelberg with Shireen Issa -- Supporting young children in conflict and postconflict situations : child protection and psychosocial well-being in Angola / Michael Wessells and Carlinda Monteiro -- Strategic communication in early childhood development programs : the case of Uganda / Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa and Nawsheen Elaheebocus -- The synergy of nutrition and ECD interventions in sub-Saharan Africa / Harold Alderman and Patrice L. Engle -- The impact of ECD programs on maternal employment and older children's school attendance in Kenya / Michael M. Lokshin, Elena Glinskaya and Marito Garcia -- Madrasa early childhood development program : making a difference / Peter Mwaura and Bishara T. Mohamed -- Linking policy discourse to everyday life in Kenya : impacts of neoliberal policies on early education and childrearing / Elizabeth Swadener [and others] -- Community-based approaches that work in eastern and southern Africa / Jane E. Lucas [and others] -- Can early childhood programs be financially sustainable in Africa? / Adriana Jaramillo and Alain Mingat -- A tri-part approach to promoting ECD capacity in Africa : ECD seminars, international conferences, and ECDVU / Alan Pence with Abeba Habtom and Francis R.W. Chalamada.
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| Abstract
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Africa's Future, Africa's Challenge compiles the latest data and viewpoints on the state of Sub-Saharan Africa's children. Topics covered include the rationale for investing in young children, policy trends in early childhood development (ECD), historical perspectives of ECD in Sub-Saharan Africa including indigenous approaches, new threats from HIV/AIDS, and the importance of fathers in children's lives. The book also addresses policy development and ECD implementation issues; presents the ECD programming experience in several countries, highlighting best practices and challenges; and evaluat.
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Child care-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Child development-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Early childhood education-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Child Health Services.
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Child Welfare.
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Child, Preschool.
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Early Intervention, Educational.
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Health Planning.
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Health Policy.
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Éducation de la première enfance-- Afrique noire.
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Enfants-- Développement-- Afrique noire.
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Enfants-- Soins-- Afrique noire.
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Barnavård-- Afrika söder om Sahara.
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Barnomsorg-- Afrika söder om Sahara.
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Barns utveckling-- Afrika söder om Sahara.
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Child care.
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Child development.
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Early childhood education.
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Gesundheitspolitik
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Kind
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Africa South of the Sahara.
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Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Subsaharisches Afrika
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| Dewey Classification
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362.70967
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HQ778.7.A35A37 2008
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2008 D-887
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WA 320A258 2008
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DV 3000rvk
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| Added Entry
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Evans, Judith L.
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Garcia, Marito,1951-
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Pence, Alan R.,1948-
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