An Examination of Early Childhood Teacher Education in Four West African Nations: Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and the Gambia.

Autor/in	Pagano, Alicia I.
Titel	An Examination of Early Childhood Teacher Education in Four West African Nations: Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and the Gambia.
Quelle	(1999), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Developing Nations; Early Childhood Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Politics of Education; Poverty; Preschool Children; Preservice Teacher Education; Socioeconomic Influences; Gambia; Ghana; Mali; Senegal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Armut; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	This paper examines opportunities and challenges in early childhood teacher education in Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and the Gambia. It reviews socioeconomic and political issues, current and emerging policies for early childhood and primary education, teacher preparation strategies, and examples of successful programs. Information was collected during a 1997 sabbatical in the four countries. The researcher observed various urban and rural early childhood programs and met with government officials, directors of nongovernmental organizations, program directors, teachers, community leaders, and parents working in the field. Three sections examine: changing national contexts for early childhood education, a new global vision for early childhood education, and selected programs in the four countries. The four countries are each at crucial, pivotal moments in their national history. Challenges they face to provide care and education for their children are monumental at a time when new levels of education are essential for individual and national survival in the global society. They are faced with young, rapidly growing populations that need care and education to be productive future citizens. Rapid communication has brought information from other parts of the world, changing people's perspectives. This is all occurring at a time when poverty is increasing and finances for education and social services are inadequate. Despite this, opportunities for success are apparent in all four countries. (Contains 18 references.) (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC