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Author Okwany, Auma.

Title The role of local knowledge and culture in child care in Africa : a sociological study of several ethnic groups in Kenya and Uganda / Auma Okwany, Elizabeth Ngutuku, and Arthur Muhangi ; with a foreword by Kofi Marfo.

Publication Info. Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (154 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-147) and index.
Contents Leveraging indigenous knowledge for child care -- Doing research on indigenous knowledge -- The village still raises the child -- Promoting contextually relevant child rights -- The silenced narrative of child participation and resilience building -- "Re-membering" indigenous knowledge in child care.
Summary This book examines early childhood development (ECD) in Africa. The authors study the positive and negative cultural practices of ethnic groups in Kenya and Uganda and their influence on ECD. While emphasizing the positive, the authors argue that negative local practices such as female genital mutilation, child marriage, and child labor must be challenged because they may violate human rights and are detrimental to the well-being of children. Significantly, the authors conclude that while the forces of globalization have begun to transform education and have led to cultural dissociation in Afr.
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Subject Child rearing -- Social aspects -- Kenya.
Child rearing -- Social aspects.
Kenya.
Child rearing.
Child rearing -- Social aspects -- Uganda.
Uganda.
Child care -- Kenya.
Child care.
Child care -- Uganda.
Child development -- Kenya.
Child development.
Child development -- Uganda.
Parent and child -- Kenya.
Parent and child.
Parent and child -- Uganda.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Mulongo, Elizabeth Mulewa Ngutuku.
Muhangi, Arthur.
Other Form: Print version: Okwany, Auma. Role of local knowledge and culture in child care in Africa. Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011 9780773415836 (DLC) 2011021472 (OCoLC)726821305
ISBN 9780773421233 (electronic book)
0773421238 (electronic book)
9780773415836
0773415831