Does the village still raise the child? : a collaborative study of changing childrearing and early education in Kenya / Beth Blue Swadener with Margaret Kabiru and Anne Njenga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swadener, Beth Blue.

Contributor:

Kabiru.

Njenga.

Series:

SUNY series, early childhood education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Kenya.

Early childhood education.

Child care--Kenya.

Child care.

Education, Rural--Kenya.

Education, Rural.

Kenya.

Physical Description:

x, 322 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Collaborative study of changing childrearing and early education in Kenya

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2000]

Summary:

Examing the degree to which Kenyan children are still communally raised, this book presents findings from a national collaborative study considering the impacts of rapid social, economic, and cultural change on child-rearing and early education in Kenya. The narratives of over 460 parents, grandparents, preschool teachers, children, and community leaders provide unique insights on the impacts of neo-colonial policies, "development" practices, and national austerity measures on everyday lives of families.

Contents:

Introduction: Decolonizing Research, Deconstructing Change 1

Part I Multiple Contexts for the Study 13

1 Child-rearing and Early Education in a Changing Kenya 17

2 A Collaborative Study 35

Part II Traditional Communities in Transition: Narok and Samburu 45

3 Narok District: It Takes Grandmothers to Raise a Maasai Child 49

4 Samburu District: It Takes a Clan to Raise a Child 79

Part III Tea and Coffee Plantations: Kericho and Kiambu 107

5 Kericho Tea Estates: It Takes Child Care Centers and Older Siblings to Raise a Child 113

6 Kiambu Coffee and Tea Estates: It Takes a Weighing Station and Supportive Manager to Raise a Child 141

Part IV Rural/Agricultural Contexts: Embu and Machakos 167

7 Embu District: It Takes Tradition and Intergenerational Support to Raise a Child 171

8 Machakos District: It Takes Preschool Teachers As Health Workers to Raise a Child 193

Part V Urban/High Population Density: Nairobi and Kisumu 213

9 Nairobi: It Takes Money and Partners to Raise a Child 219

10 Kisumu Municipality: It Takes Ayahs and Preschools to Raise a Child 239

11 Making Meaning: Does the Village Still Raise the Child? 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312) and index.

ISBN:

079144757X

0791447588

OCLC:

43599053