Exploring the Implementation of ‘Education for All’ in Early Childhood Development in Zimbabwe : Successes and Challenges
The article sought to explore the provision of education for all (EFA) in relation to the implementation of early childhood education (ECE) in Zimbabwe. An exploration was undertaken to analysis data from literature, research reports, policies and practices in order to establish the state of affairs in the provision of ECE to all children including those with the special needs. The data was analysed using theme identification methods to solicit emerging issues from the data. Generally, it was found that in Zimbabwe, EFA is implemented in the ECD sub-sector with both successes and challenges. There are barriers to attaining EFA especially for children with special needs. The specific challenges include, lack of trained ECD specialists with expertise in special needs education (SNE); shortage of equipment and material resources as well as infrastructure. The study also established that regarding EFA in ECD in Zimbabwe, the implementation is biased towards policy for action and not in action. The study recommended that there is need for equal access to quality early childhood education, provision of infrastructure, ability and age appropriate resources, health and nutrition services especially for rural children with disabilities, equity in the provision of ECD programmes, eradicating exclusion of the girl child and children with disabilities and trained specialist ECD personnel with special needs education expertise
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2016
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Authors: | Mugweni, Rose M. |
Other Persons: | Dakwa, Francis (contributor) |
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[2016]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Simbabwe | Zimbabwe | Kinder | Children | Entwicklung | Economic development | Bildungspolitik | Education policy | Kinderbetreuung | Child care |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (9 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: International Journal of Case Studies, November, 2013 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2013 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979294
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