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Vostanis, Panos; Eruyar, Seyda; Haffejee, Sadiyya; O'Reilly, Michelle – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2021
The objective was to establish how stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) conceptualize child mental health impact. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 stakeholders from disadvantaged urban communities in Kenya, South Africa, Turkey and Brazil. Participants represented education, welfare and health care agencies; as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Mental Health Programs, Training
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Sonkola, Kennedy; Kvalsvig, Jane Dene; Brouwer, Inge; Holding, Penny; Taylor, Myra – Child Care in Practice, 2021
While it is well-accepted that mothers play a key role in child health outcomes, the role of the father is less well understood. This study, the first of two investigations of the relationship between the social environment and child health, growth and development, was nested in a child nutrition programme carried out in Kwale County. At present…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Parent Influence, Decision Making
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Karaba, Mary Wanjiku; Gitumu, Margaret; Mwaruvie, John – Pedagogical Research, 2019
World Food Programme (WFP) and the Kenyan Ministry of Education introduced school feeding programme in targeted pre-primary and primary schools in 1980. However, its effects in promoting pupils' class participation in early childhood are not clear. The objective of the study was to assess the pupils' class participation in ECDE centres with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers
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Munene, Aurelia; Okwany, Auma – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
Holistic integrated early childhood policies foster child well-being in the first 3 years of life. The normative framing of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) entrenches segmentation and creates artificial divides between education and health. This segmentation persists yet development processes for children are intertwined and mutually…
Descriptors: Well Being, Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach, Child Health