New Perspectives On African Childhood

Author : De-Valera NYM Botchway,Awo Sarpong,Charles Quist-Adade
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781622735877

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New Perspectives on African Childhood by De-Valera NYM Botchway,Awo Sarpong,Charles Quist-Adade Pdf

What does it mean to be a child in Africa? In the detached Western media, narratives of penury, wickedness and death have dominated portrayals of African childhood. The hegemonic lens of the West has failed to take into account the intricacies of not only what it means to be an African child in local and culturally specific contexts, but also African childhood in general. Challenging colonial discourses, this edited volume guides the reader through different comprehensions and perspectives of childhood in Africa. Using a blend of theory, empiricism and history, the contributors to this volume offer studies from a range of fields including African literature, Afro-centric psychology and sociology. Importantly, in its eclectic geographical coverage of Africa, this book unashamedly presents the good, the bad and the ugly of African childhood. The resilience, creativity, pains and triumphs of African childhood are skilfully woven together to present the myriad of lived experiences and aspirations of children from across Africa. As an important contribution to African childhood studies, this book has the potential to be used by policymakers to shape, sustain or change socio-cultural, economic and education systems that accommodate African childhood dynamics and experiences at different levels.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1037114364

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Childhood and Cosmos : the Social Psychology of the Black African Child by Anonim Pdf

Author : Karen Wells
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509541720

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Childhood in a Global Perspective by Karen Wells Pdf

This popular book provides a compelling introduction to thinking about childhood in rigorous and critical ways. Karen Wells offers a unique global perspective on children’s lives, showing how the notion of childhood varies widely and is continuously being radically re-shaped. Taking children seriously as active participants in society, the book explores key social issues such as how children are constituted as raced, classed and gendered subjects; how school and work operate as sites for the governing of childhood; and how children both shape and are shaped by politics, culture and the economy. Taking an engaging historical and comparative approach, the book discusses wide-ranging topics including children’s rights, the family, play, labour, migration and trafficking. In addition to updated literature throughout, this revised third edition includes extensive new material on children’s activism, politics and war, and a whole new chapter on juvenile justice. The book will continue to be of great value to students and scholars in the fields of sociology, geography, social policy and development studies. It will also be a valuable companion to practitioners whose work involves or impacts children, as well as to anyone interested in childhood in the contemporary world.

Author : James Sumberg,Rachel Sabates-Wheeler
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9781529226058

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Children's Work in African Agriculture by James Sumberg,Rachel Sabates-Wheeler Pdf

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Millions of children throughout Africa undertake many forms of farm and domestic work. Some of this work is for wages, some is on their family's own small plots and some is forced and/or harmful. This book examines children's involvement in such work. It argues that framing all children's engagement in economic activity as 'child labour', with all the associated negative connotations, is problematic. This is particularly the case in Africa where many rural children must work to survive and where, the contributors argue, much of the work undertaken is not harmful. The conceptual and case-based chapters reframe the debate about children's work and harm in rural Africa with the aim of shifting research, public discourse and policy so that they better serve the interest of rural children and their families.

Author : Clémentine Tholas,Janis L. Goldie,Karen A. Ritzenhoff
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783030230968

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New Perspectives on the War Film by Clémentine Tholas,Janis L. Goldie,Karen A. Ritzenhoff Pdf

New Perspectives on the War Film addresses the gap in the representation of many forgotten faces of war in mainstream movies and global mass media. The authors concentrate on the untold narratives of those who fought in combat and were affected by its brutal consequences. Chapters discuss the historically under-represented stories of individuals including women, African-American and Indigenous Soldiers. Issues of homosexuality and gender relations in the military, colonial subjects and child soldiers, as well as the changing nature of war via terrorism and bioterrorism are closely analyzed. The contributors demonstrate how these viewpoints have been consistently ignored in mainstream, blockbuster war sagas and strive to re-integrate these lost perspectives into current and future narratives.

Author : Okoro, Dike
Publisher : Cissus World Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780967951140

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New Perspectives on Mazisi Kunene by Okoro, Dike Pdf

New Perspectives on Mazisi Kunene shares with readers an interview inspired by correspondence and prolonged conversations on the telephone. The focus of this interview, Mazisi Kunene, is arguably one of Africa's greatest poets. Kunene's contributions to African literature as both scholar and artist remains significant, given his commitment to writing in his indigenous Zulu language and translating his corpus into English. Ntongela Masilela, a close friend to Kunene and scholar who has written extensively on Kunene oeuvre, shares views that center primarily on Kunene's importance in African literature, and his role and place in South African literary and cultural revolution.

Author : A. Babs Fafunwa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031655736

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New Perspectives in African Education by A. Babs Fafunwa Pdf

Author : Hasina Banu Ebrahim,Auma Okwany,Oumar Barry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Child care services
ISBN : 0367430673

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Early Childhood Care and Education at the Margins by Hasina Banu Ebrahim,Auma Okwany,Oumar Barry Pdf

The importance of early childhood care and education (ECCE) in the lives of very young children is gaining increasing attention around the globe and yet there is a persistent lack of diverse knowledge perspectives on this critical phase. This stems from dominant Eurocentric framings of early childhood research, and related theories. Early Childhood Care and Education at the Margins provides contextual accounts of ECCE in Africa in order to build multiple perspectives and to promote responsive thought and actions. The book is an entry point to knowledge production for birth to three in Africa and responds to the call for the field to be in dialogue with different perspectives that attempt to map concepts, debates and contemporary concerns. In this book, a group of African authors, representing both Anglophone and Francophone Africa, provide insider's perspectives on a wide range of geographic, cultural and thematic positions. In so doing, they show the breadth and depth of ideas on which the ECCE field draws. The chapters in the volume highlight a range of topics including poverty, early socialisation, local care practices, gendered roles, and service provision. They open up important points of departure for thinking about ECCE policy, practice, theory and research. The book presents African perspectives in a globalising world. It is therefore suitable for an international readership. It includes cross-cultural comparisons as well as critiques of dominant discourses which will be of particular interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students active in the field of ECCE, childhood studies, cultural studies and comparative education.

Author : D.T. Slaughter-Defoe
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783805599832

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Racial Stereotyping and Child Development by D.T. Slaughter-Defoe Pdf

In contemporary societies children’s racial identity is co-constructed in response to racial stereotyping with extended family, peers and teachers, and potent media sources. The studies in this volume take cognizance of earlier research into skin color and racial stereotyping, but advance its contemporary implications. Developmental trajectories of racial attitudes of Black and White children, examining recent empirical research from the perspective of theorizing associated with experimental studies of stereotyped-threat are discussed. Reviewed are also the theoretical and empirical role of media images in influencing the race-related images as well as the PVEST theoretical model in considering the significance of parental racial messages and stories. The last paper argues that youth can be victimized by racial/cultural stereotyping despite being majority-Black cultural members. Interdisciplinary commentaries by scholar-researchers are given for each chapter.Researchers, academicians, and practitioners will find in this publication a succinct update, inclusive of references and bibliographies, regarding the latest information in the development and socialization of racial attitudes and racial stereotyping.

Author : Erdmute Alber,Jeannett Martin,Catrien Notermans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Adoption
ISBN : 9004250573

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Child Fostering in West Africa by Erdmute Alber,Jeannett Martin,Catrien Notermans Pdf

Child fostering in West Africa connects classical and new kinship theory and offers ethnographic studies on a mobile and creative kinship practice.

Author : Elodie Razy,Marie Rodet
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847011381

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Children on the Move in Africa by Elodie Razy,Marie Rodet Pdf

A timely interdisciplinary, comparative and historical perspective on African childhood migration that draws on the experience of children themselves to look at where, why and how they move - within and beyond the continent - andthe impact of African child migration globally.

Author : Gwynedd Lloyd,Joan Stead,David Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134238033

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Critical New Perspectives on ADHD by Gwynedd Lloyd,Joan Stead,David Cohen Pdf

Experts from all over the world take a critical, highly international and often controversial perspective on the ADHD phenomenon – a condition that has reached global proportions, significantly affecting the lives of children, parents and teachers worldwide. This book raises a number of concerns often not covered by the material currently available to parents and practitioners. Critical New Perspectives on ADHD unpicks the myths surrounding the development of this phenomenon and leaves no stone unturned in its search for answers. An in-depth exploration into the reasons for the emergence and maintenance of ADHD lead to suggested explanations of the dominance of US psychiatric models and the need for new markets for major pharmaceutical companies, as well as the functions that ADHD diagnoses fulfil in families, classrooms and communities. In a world where moves to educational inclusion are paradoxically paralleled by the ever-increasing use of medication to control children’s behaviour, this book scrutinises current accepted practice and offers alternative perspectives and strategies for teachers and other education professionals. This in an invaluable resource for anyone with a serious interest in ADHD and other behavioural difficulties.

Author : George Jerry Sefa Dei,Arlo Kempf
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781551304175

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New Perspectives on African-Centred Education in Canada by George Jerry Sefa Dei,Arlo Kempf Pdf

New Perspectives on African-Centred Education in Canada is the first study of African-centred schooling in the Canadian context. Starting with an in-depth look at the creation of an Africentric public school within the Toronto District School Board, it tells the story of the movement behind that school's creation and lays bare a rich history of activism, organization, and resistance on the part of numerous African Canadian communities and their allies. The book presents a critical overview of the issues facing racialized students and offers a unique vision of African-centred education as a strategy for student engagement and social transformation. The authors, well known public commentators on African-centred education in Canada, offer a comprehensive analysis of the media controversy surrounding African-centred schools, as well as candid reflections on the personal challenges of fighting a largely unpopular battle.

Author : Lene Arnett Jensen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199948567

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The Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture by Lene Arnett Jensen Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture provides a comprehensive synopsis of theory and research on human development, with every chapter drawing together findings from cultures around the world. This includes a focus on cultural diversity within nations, cultural change, and globalization. Expertly edited by Lene Arnett Jensen, the Handbook covers the entire lifespan from the prenatal period to old age. It delves deeply into topics such as the development of emotion, language, cognition, morality, creativity, and religion, as well as developmental contexts such as family, friends, civic institutions, school, media, and work. Written by an international group of eminent and cutting-edge experts, chapters showcase the burgeoning interdisciplinary approach to scholarship that bridges universal and cultural perspectives on human development. This "cultural-developmental approach" is a multifaceted, flexible, and dynamic way to conceptualize theory and research that is in step with the cultural and global realities of human development in the 21st century.

Author : Awad Ibrahim,Ali A. Abdi
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780773548459

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Education of African Canadian Children by Awad Ibrahim,Ali A. Abdi Pdf

Hundreds of thousands of African Canadian children demand and deserve quality education that promotes success both within and outside of school. Recognizing that the education these young people receive will shape their lives as citizens, the contributors to this volume provide an important, timely analysis of the educational experiences of African Canadian children and youth. With contributions from leading and emerging scholars, The Education of African Canadian Children critically responds to and comments on the historical, cultural, institutional, and informational contexts and problems of the learning lives of these children. The authors offer a comprehensive history of African Canadians’ encounters with the education system, the current challenges they are facing, and opportunities for more inclusive and democratic educational practices that will better serve this population. Advocating for cultural redemption and learning success for a population that is not being served well by Canadian public education systems, this book will benefit teachers, students, government program managers, policy makers, and educational researchers. The first multi-authored work of its kind, The Education of African Canadian Children opens new debates and possibilities for change for those concerned with education in their communities and their country.