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

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ISBN:

9780773421233

Title:

Author:

Okwany, Auma.

Personal Author:

Okwany, Auma.

Publication Information:

Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages)

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.

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Subject Term:

Child rearing -- Social aspects -- Kenya.

Child rearing -- Social aspects -- Uganda.

Child care -- Kenya.

Child care -- Uganda.

Child development -- Kenya.

Child development -- Uganda.

Parent and child -- Kenya.

Parent and child -- Uganda.

Added Author:

Mulongo, Elizabeth Mulewa Ngutuku.

Muhangi, Arthur.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2011

Publication Information:

Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

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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 Africa, positive ECD strategies must strengthen rather than supplant the natural and local realities for children.