Problems and Prospects in Early Childhood Education Provisioning in Turkey and South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308414 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Corinne Meier (0000-0002-9971-6716, University of South Africa), Eleanor Lemmer (0000-0001-7245-7403, University of South Africa), Demet Gören Niron (Ütopya Primary and Secondary Schools, İstanbul, Turkey) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 444-457 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909615595989 |
| OpenAlex | W2178155713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
The benefits of early childhood development (ECD) programmes are strongly supported by evidence of reduced school dropout and repetition rates. However, the literature on ECD is primarily grounded in research based in the United States (US); in the light of this gap in the literature, this paper provides a comparative overview of ECD policy and practice from outside of the US, namely in South Africa and Turkey. As a theoretical framework the paper has followed the World Bank's Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER)-ECD Analytical Framework. Findings indicate that both countries have established an enabling policy environment for ECD but implementation and the setting of and compliance to standards for quality is still emerging, in spite of massive strides made in this field during the past fifteen years
Development economics · Developmental psychology · Dropout (neural networks · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Provisioning · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Early Childhood Education and Development · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |