Malibongwe Gwele
Biographic Data
| ID | 4275322 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Malibongwe Gwele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Malibongwe |
| FAMILY NAME | Gwele |
| SIGNATURE | GWELE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8064-0486 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Early childhood care and education as a source of protection and development in the context of community violence
The paper examines early childhood care and education (ECCE) services as risk mitigators in early learning and development for young children exposed to violence of different kinds in their communities. Case studies in a low-income community each in Brazil and South Africa explored parent, teacher, young children and community service provider perceptions of safety issues. It considers how structural and community factors that influence safety an…
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Conceptualising quality early childhood education
Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education. As early childhood education (ECE) has expanded worldwide, so have concerns about the quality of ECE provision, including whether its pedagogy is culturally meaningful and conte…
The Impact of the Covid‐19 Global Health Pandemic in Early Childhood Education Within Four Countries
The recent Covid‐19 global health pandemic has negatively affected the political and economic development of communities around the world. This article shares the lessons from our multi‐country project Safe, Inclusive Participative Pedagogy: Improving Early Childhood Education in Fragile Contexts (UKRI GCRF) on how children in communities in Brazil, Eswatini, South Africa, and Scotland have experienced the effects of the pandemic. This article be…
In whose best interests? The ECD regulatory framework, understandings of the best interests of the young child and access to quality early education
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996, and early childhood development policy, legislation and regulations prioritise the best interests of the child. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment 7 provides guidance on how best interests should be applied for young children to protect their rights and promote their survival, protection, and development, as well as measures to support and assist parents a…
Conceptualising quality early childhood education
Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education. As early childhood education (ECE) has expanded worldwide, so have concerns about the quality of ECE provision, including whether its pedagogy is culturally meaningful and conte…
The Impact of the Covid‐19 Global Health Pandemic in Early Childhood Education Within Four Countries
The recent Covid‐19 global health pandemic has negatively affected the political and economic development of communities around the world. This article shares the lessons from our multi‐country project Safe, Inclusive Participative Pedagogy: Improving Early Childhood Education in Fragile Contexts (UKRI GCRF) on how children in communities in Brazil, Eswatini, South Africa, and Scotland have experienced the effects of the pandemic. This article be…
The Impact of the Covid‐19 Global Health Pandemic in Early Childhood Education Within Four Countries
The recent Covid‐19 global health pandemic has negatively affected the political and economic development of communities around the world. This article shares the lessons from our multi‐country project Safe, Inclusive Participative Pedagogy: Improving Early Childhood Education in Fragile Contexts (UKRI GCRF) on how children in communities in Brazil, Eswatini, South Africa, and Scotland have experienced the effects of the pandemic. This article be…
In whose best interests? The ECD regulatory framework, understandings of the best interests of the young child and access to quality early education
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996, and early childhood development policy, legislation and regulations prioritise the best interests of the child. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment 7 provides guidance on how best interests should be applied for young children to protect their rights and promote their survival, protection, and development, as well as measures to support and assist parents a…
Conceptualising quality early childhood education
Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education. As early childhood education (ECE) has expanded worldwide, so have concerns about the quality of ECE provision, including whether its pedagogy is culturally meaningful and conte…
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Early childhood care and education as a source of protection and development in the context of community violence
The paper examines early childhood care and education (ECCE) services as risk mitigators in early learning and development for young children exposed to violence of different kinds in their communities. Case studies in a low-income community each in Brazil and South Africa explored parent, teacher, young children and community service provider perceptions of safety issues. It considers how structural and community factors that influence safety an…
Children's Rights and Participation (4 works) · Early childhood education (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works)