Early childhood development in Africa: Interrogating constraints of prevailing knowledge bases

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-87

  Pence, Alan R ^a   Marfo, Kofi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critique of knowledge bases; Cultural relevance; Early childhood development; ECD in Africa

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE BASES; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 41549094136     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701859143     Document Type: Article

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