In the web of cultural transition : a trace study of children in Embu district, Kenya
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Abstract:
This Tracer Study, conducted in Embu District, Kenya, compares children who were cared for by preschool teachers trained in the two-year, in-service course run by District Centres for Early Childhood Education (dicece) with those who had untrained preschool teachers. The comparison is done on the basis of academic performance and the factors affecting academic performance, such as retention, repetition and development of psychosocial characteristics. The dicece in Embu District was established in 1986, and the study traced cohorts of children who enrolled in the first level of primary school in 1991, 1992 and 1993. These children were tracked through primary school to the classes they were in in 1999.
Authors:
Njenga, A.
,
Kabiru, M.
Series Title:
Early childhood development : practice and reflections : following footsteps
Country:
Kenya
Category:
Research
Serial number:
14
Keywords:
children
,
education
Language:
eng
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
PAGE:
107
Place:
[The Hague]
Publisher:
Bernard van Leer foundation
Year:
2001
Region:
Africa
,
Africa South of Sahara
,
East Africa
Right:
© 2001 Bernard van Leer foundation
Subject:
Education, Science and Technology
Title:
In the web of cultural transition : a trace study of children in Embu district, Kenya