Early childhood education for marginalized children in India : deconstructing quality / Monimalika Day, Venita Kaul, Swati Bawa Sawhney.
Contributor(s): Day, Monimalika [editor.] | Kaul, Venita [editor.] | Sawhney, Swati Bawa [editor.].
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Text Language of document:EnglishPublisher: 2021Edition: First.Description: xiii, 357 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9789354791468.Subject(s): Preschool educationDDC classification: 372.210954 D3329 Ea Summary: "Societal hierarchies in the form of caste, gender, religion and class continue to deprive a large percentage of young children in India of learning opportunities, leading to intergenerational poverty. Existing research indicates that this cycle can be broken by providing appropriate early childhood care and education. Early Childhood Education for Marginalized Children in India reviews India's achievements and challenges, and identifies the complex issues related to providing early childhood education to children from marginalized communities. The book presents evidence-based approaches to developing and scaling up good quality early childhood education programmes. It explores what 'quality' means in the Indian context and identifies core elements that must be integral to all initiatives that aim to promote holistic development, while addressing India's significant scale and sociocultural diversity. The available literature has mostly discussed information from Western nations and the book attempts to address this gap"-- Provided by publisher.
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| 372.210952 P3137 Le Learning to go to school in Japan : | 372.210952 P3137 Le Learning to go to school in Japan : | 372.210954 Ag38 As An assessment of trends in access and retention / | 372.210954 D3329 Ea Early childhood education for marginalized children in India : deconstructing quality / | 372.210954 N1433 Gr Growing up at Kosbad Hill : | 372.210954 T3267 Pe Perspectives in preschool education / | 372.210973 D3575 Pl,2 Planning and administering early childhood programs / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Societal hierarchies in the form of caste, gender, religion and class continue to deprive a large percentage of young children in India of learning opportunities, leading to intergenerational poverty. Existing research indicates that this cycle can be broken by providing appropriate early childhood care and education. Early Childhood Education for Marginalized Children in India reviews India's achievements and challenges, and identifies the complex issues related to providing early childhood education to children from marginalized communities. The book presents evidence-based approaches to developing and scaling up good quality early childhood education programmes. It explores what 'quality' means in the Indian context and identifies core elements that must be integral to all initiatives that aim to promote holistic development, while addressing India's significant scale and sociocultural diversity. The available literature has mostly discussed information from Western nations and the book attempts to address this gap"-- Provided by publisher.
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