In D. Williams & T. Mann (eds.), Early Childhood Education in Rural Communities: Access and Quality Issues, pp. 146-172 Writing a wrong: rural early childhood education in South Africa
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E-Book
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ECCE
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Publication Year
2011
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Frederick D. Patterson Research, Fairfax, VA, United States
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[ private ]
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26 p.
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Early childhood education, ECD programmes, Quality, Early learning, Rural communities, Poverty, Poor children, Deprived children, Interventions, Academic achievement, South Africa
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Abstract
The South African Department of Education found that it was imperative to develop a plan of action to address the early learning opportunities of all learners, particularly those for children living in poverty. Research (Department of Education, 2001) has demonstrated that timely and appropriate interventions not only can reverse the effects of early educational opportunities deprivation but also can maximize the development of student academic achievement potential. Therefore, the challenge for the South African government was to help break the cycle of poverty by increasing access to early childhood development (ECD) programs, particularly for poor children, and to improve the quality of ECD programs (Department of Education, 2001).
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