Title:
On the way to child participation : Zimbabwe
Authors:
Munyati-Nyamukapa, D.
,
Mnyandu, D.
Year:
2004
Serial number:
103
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Pages:
43
-
45
ISSN:
1387-9553
Language:
eng
Subject:
Education, Science and Technology
Keywords:
children
,
education
,
participation
Abstract:
This article discusses child participation in Zimbabwe. Child participation, in the sense of enabling children to make their views known and having them taken into account during discussions and decision-making processes, is a new phenomenon in Zimbabwe – it first made an appearance together with globalisation. Cultural norms and values used to determine how children were perceived and, until recently, it was unheard of to talk of child participation in Zimbabwe: the child was there to be told, to listen or to be punished. Even today, children in rural areas have fewer opportunities for participation than do the urban children, mostly because rural settings remain more traditional than do urban settings. But child participation is slowly gaining momentum.
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Country:
Zimbabwe
Region:
East Africa
Right:
© 2004 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Document type:
E-article
File:
124446.pdf