South African Journal of Childhood Education 6(1):a405 Employing a multifocal view of ECD curriculum development at a rural settlement community in South Africa: themes from a ‘design by implementation’ early childhood education programme
Type
E-Journal
Authors
ISSN
2223-7682
Category
ECCE
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Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Aosis OpenJournals, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
URL
[ private ]
Pages
11 p.
Subject
Early childhood education, Early childhood development, Curriculum development, Rural communities, Participatory action research, South Africa
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Abstract
Early childhood curriculum development is challenged by the vast contextual variability of sites in South Africa. In this article, the author reports on the implementation of an early childhood development programme at an informal rural settlement community by an external societal agent. The article looks at the complex dynamics at play within such an early education development situation and examines the main themes that emerged from the process. Referring to the tensions that emanated from the implementation of this programme as a positive driver for change, it concludes that the employment of participatory methodologies could be utilised as a curriculum development tool and calls for the employment of a less formulaic and more holistic view of early childhood development.
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