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Download full textMaseko, Nonhlanhla – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2023
This paper investigates the transition planning for youth with disabilities living in foster care. Statutory regulations in South Africa contend that foster care lapses when young people reach the age of 18. It is however not certain how many of them are ready to navigate into an adult and independent lifestyle. This paper is concerned with the…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Students with Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Foreign Countries
Direct linkAyob, Zainab; Christopher, Chantal; Naidoo, Deshini – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Caregivers of young children play a significant role through a child's early childhood. External factors such as environment, socio-economic status, and support system, impact children's early development experiences. This study explored how caregivers perceived their role in the early child development of 3-4-year-old children in an…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Preschool Children
Lesedi S. Matlala; Patrick Molokwane – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Early childhood development (ECD) is pivotal in addressing educational inequality and reducing income disparities in South Africa. Government initiatives to integrate ECD into the education system underscore a positive trajectory. Aim: This study assesses the impact of relocating ECD to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Qualifications
Ebrahim, Hasina Banu – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
The early childhood development (ECD) sector in low- and middle-income countries continues to be under-valued and under-funded. Birth to 3 is further marginalised in this constrained informal sector. The feminised workforce experiences economic and social injustices in an under-developed human resource system. The aim of this article is to engage…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers, Preschool Teachers
Draper, Catherine E.; Cook, Caylee J.; Howard, Steven J.; Makaula, Hleliwe; Merkley, Rebecca; Mshudulu, Mbulelo; Tshetu, Nosibusiso; Scerif, Gaia – Infant and Child Development, 2023
This qualitative study explored caregivers' perceptions of factors influencing early childhood development in low-income, urban South African settings, from a social ecological perspective. Individual interviews were conducted with 15 caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; a reflexive thematic analysis approach was adopted. In the family and home…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Caregiver Attitudes, Preschool Children
Kanji, Amisha; Noorbhai, Wasifah – Infants and Young Children, 2021
This research study aimed to explore the experiences of caregivers of children through the early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) process in the public health care sector in South Africa. A qualitative research design was employed. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 8 caregivers from 3 different levels of service delivery in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Hearing (Physiology), Hearing Impairments, Auditory Tests
