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Lydiah Nganga; Jamie Sisson; Sapna Thapa; John Kambutu; Samara Madrid Akpovo – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This critical cross-cultural study examined the alignment of the 2022 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards in the U.S. with Australian, Kenyan, and Nepali educational guidelines. Previously, NAEYC's educational guidelines adhered to Euro-Western notions of child development, with a biased view of normative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Standards, Guidelines, Cultural Differences
René F. Kizilcec; Maximilian Chen; Kaja K. Jasinska; Michael Madaio; Amy Ogan – Grantee Submission, 2021
School closures due to teacher strikes or political unrest in low-resource contexts can adversely affect children's educational outcomes and career opportunities. Phone-based educational technologies could help bridge these gaps in formal schooling, but it is unclear whether or how children and their families will use such systems during periods…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Educational Technology
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René F. Kizilcec; Maximillian Chen; Kaja K. Jasinska; Michael Madaio; Amy Ogan – AERA Open, 2021
School closures due to teacher strikes or political unrest in low-resource contexts can adversely affect children's educational outcomes and career opportunities. Phone-based educational technologies could help bridge these gaps in formal schooling, but it is unclear whether or how children and their families will use such systems during periods…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Educational Technology
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Nyatuka, Benard Omenge – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2016
In order for children to acquire meaningful education, families are advised to participate in learning activities at home. Such activities range from monitoring homework, problem-solving to reading with children during leisure time. But home-learning was claimed to receive little attention from key stakeholders among primary schools in Kenya's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents as Teachers, Family Environment, Parent Attitudes
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Mungai, David N. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Recent developments have led to a lot of emphasis being placed on early childhood education. Massive growth has also occurred in this segment of the education sector. Emphasis continues to be placed not just on growth but also on quality of the educational experiences that children are exposed to. In Kenya reports continue to emerge of pupils in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Parent Participation
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Hughes, Rees – Kenya Journal of Education, 1989
Reviews research literature examining how family environment and parental aspirations and attitudes influence children's educational achievement in modernizing Kenya. Pinpoints research questioning scope of family influence, who in the family most influences, and how they affect children's education. Investigates the financial support and access…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Educational Attainment, Educational Research