Sources of Inequality in South African Early Child Development Services

Autor/in	Aubrey, Carol
Titel	Sources of Inequality in South African Early Child Development Services
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 7 (2017) 1, Artikel 450 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Foreign Countries; Constructivism (Learning); Childhood Attitudes; Equal Education; Educational Quality; Child Development; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Kindesentwicklung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article seeks to examine critically South African early child development (ECD) in order to uncover some of the challenges that lie ahead in creating a more equitable future for its youngest children. An investigation of play and learning within varied ECD contexts, using observation and interview, is presented. The social constructionist approach adopted allowed exploration of play and learning from the perspectives of a range of stakeholders. Three themes, role of play, sources of inequality and barriers to play, are interrogated. The role and contribution of the concepts of readiness, needs and play to maintaining unequal treatment of vulnerable children are identified. The possibility that these concepts may serve as mechanisms to reproduce social and cultural inequality is considered. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01