Raising a New Generation in a Postcolonial Era through Decolonised Early Childhood Development and Care Services

Autor/in	Oppong, Seth
Titel	Raising a New Generation in a Postcolonial Era through Decolonised Early Childhood Development and Care Services
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 23 (2022) 2, S.182-197 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Oppong, Seth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1463-9491
DOI	10.1177/1463949120970238
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Social Justice; Postcolonialism; Power Structure; Social Bias; Racial Bias; Child Development; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; Political Issues; Social Problems; Economic Factors; Cultural Influences; Psychological Patterns; Socialization; Models; Slavery; Networks; Racial Segregation; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Post colonialism; Postkolonialismus; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Kindesentwicklung; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Politischer Faktor; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Ökonomischer Faktor; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Analogiemodell; Sklaverei; Rassentrennung; Afrika
Abstract	This article draws on the literature in development economics, psychology and sociology to explicate how decolonised early childhood education and care services can reverse the metacolonial cognition lingering in the postcolonial era. In particular, the author shows that colonial institutions persist even after formal colonisation has ended through the application of de facto power. Self-knowledge developed during early childhood impacts adult socio-economic life outcomes. Thus, decolonising early childhood development and care by ensuring positive representations of self will improve self-perceptions and self-awareness. The implications for practice and policy are discussed within the context of deploying decolonised early childhood development and care services to raise a new generation of confident Africans to accelerate the development of the continent and regions with similar histories of colonisation. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01