An appraisal of community-based childcare practices in rural Malawi: The case of Malili Traditional Authority Area, Lilongwe District.
- Authors: Alufandika,Dina
- Date: 2012-11
- Subjects: Tribal government , Child Welfare
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/23259 , vital:56857
- Description: The government of Malawi established the community based childcare (CBCC) programme with the aim of addressing early childhood problems and achieve national development in the long run. The CBCC programme, as one of the approaches to early childhood development (ECD), is guided by the national early childhood development policy. It promotes some practices that somehow deviate from the traditional childcare ways that communities have always known. Experience has shown that programmes that have elements of conflict with commonly held beliefs are bound to meet with resistance in society. The study employed a mini survey, focus group discussion, observation and document review to understand how the CBCC childcare practices in Malili intersect with commonly held beliefs about childcare as well as how they reflect on the national ECD policy. The study also focused on understanding the perceptions of community members on the CBCC programme. The study revealed that while some aspects of CBCC delivery conform to commonly held beliefs about childcare in the area under study, others diverge from such beliefs. Such convergence and divergence appear to be in line with the propositions of transformalist globalisation theory- one of the perspectives adopted for the study. The study also found that care practices at CBCC are not a true reflection of the national ECD policy as community members’ perceptions, poor community participation, poverty and lack of caregiver training in ECD contribute towards poor quality of care in CBCC, contrary to what is defined in the national ECD policy. The study also found that while both CBCC caregivers and sampled community members perceived the quality of care at the centers as poor, caregivers had a more positive perception towards the CBCC than community members. The study indicated that CBCC are centres of desperation for low economic status communities. Findings from the research have revealed that cultural values and commonly held beliefs, and exposure to new knowledge through globalisation play a role in determining childcare practices as well as perceptions towards them. In this sense the study has indicated that meanings that communities attach to development interventions influence their actions and perceptions towards it. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Humanities of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2012-11
Exercise Physiology: HMS 313
- Authors: Van Gent, M , Lyoka, P
- Date: 2012-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17931 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1012197
- Description: Exercise Physiology: HMS 313, supplementary examination June 2011.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-11
History of Education: EDB 321
- Authors: Botha, E , Macanda, M A A
- Date: 2012-11
- Subjects: Education
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17343 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010205
- Description: Examination on History of Education: EDB 321, November 2010.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-11
New Unity Movement Bulletin
- Date: 2012-11
- Subjects: Government, Resistance to -- South Africa , South Africa -- History -- 20th century , South Africa -- Politics and government
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/32131 , vital:31966 , Bulk File 7
- Description: The Bulletin was the official newsletter of the New Unity Movement. It was published about twice a year and contained articles reflecting the organisation's views on resistance to the Apartheid government.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-11
Political Economics: POL 514
- Authors: Ndayi, Z , Moshoeshoe, M
- Date: 2012-11
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:18285 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1011290
- Description: Political Economics: POL 514, supplementary examination November 2012.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2012-11
Teaching Profession & Professionalism: EDF 421
- Authors: Kganedi, R A , Duma, M A N
- Date: 2012-11
- Subjects: Education
- Language: English
- Type: Examination paper
- Identifier: vital:17300 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1010145
- Description: Supplementary examination on Teaching Profession & Professionalism: EDF 421, January 2012.
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- Date Issued: 2012-11