| ID | 153101 |
| Title Proper | Problems and prospects in early childhood education provisioning in Turkey and South Africa |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Corinne Meier, Eleanor Lemmer, Demet Gören Niron ; Meier, Corinne ; Niron, Demet Gören ; Lemmer, Eleanor |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | 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. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 52, No.4; Jun 2017: p.444-457 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2017-08 52, 4 |
| Key Words | Turkey ; South Africa ; Policy ; Enabling Environment ; Early Childhood Development ; Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) |