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dc.contributor.authorKholowa, Foster A.C.
dc.contributor.authorMaluwa- Banda, Dixie.
dc.coverage.spatialMalawi.en_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-26T15:56:23Z
dc.date.available2014-11-26T15:56:23Z
dc.date.issued2008-03
dc.identifier.citationKholowa, Foster A.C. & Maluwa- Banda, Dixie (2008) Early Childhood Education And Development In Malawi: Major Challenges and Prospects, ZJER vol. 20, no.1. Harare, Mt. Pleasant: HRRCen_GB
dc.identifier.issn1013-3445
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/5215
dc.descriptionA ZJER article on early childhood development in the Malawi education system.en_GB
dc.description.abstractEarly Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is an integral part of basic education and represents the first essential step in achieving the goals of education for all. The child’s future personality is determined to a large extent by the learning capacity and value orientation of his/her first five years. ECEC enhances children’s readiness for school and positively influences later school and academic achievement. This article provides an overview of the status of ECEC in Malawi and then discusses the main challenges and perceived prospects. ECEC was an initiative of Christian churches in the late 1960’s. Consequently, collaborative efforts among various interested groups and organisations led to the creation of a coordinating body, the Association of Pre-school Playgroups in Malawi (APPM) in 1974. Up until the early 1990s, conventional forms of ECEC included nursery schools, kindergarten, playgroups, and creche. Few individuals and organisations in the urban areas mostly privately owned these ECEC Centres. The main challenges are those of access, service delivery, equity and staffing.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherHuman Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabween_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en_GB
dc.subjectChildren and Youthen_GB
dc.subjectEducationen_GB
dc.titleEarly Childhood Education And Development In Malawi: Major Challenges And Prospectsen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabween_GB


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