Early Childhood Development in Humanitarian Crises: South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda

ISBN-13: 9780367777593 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 236 str.

Sweta Shah

Opis

This book provides an analysis of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in South Sudanese refugee camps in Uganda, making the case for the design and implementation of programmes for early childhood development in emergency situations.

Spis treści

List of illustrations

Foreword: a call for action to support young children and families in crises

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I

Background and context

1 Global trends in Early Childhood Development

2 Why Early Childhood Development in emergencies?

3 Overview of the humanitarian landscape

4 South Sudan: decades of conflict with little respite

5 Nexus of Vygotsky and Human Capability Approach

PART II

Early Childhood Development in emergency programming

6 Adaptation of a development model for a humanitarian context

PART III

Evidence for Early Childhood Development in emergencies

7 Research methodology

8 Developing a culturally appropriate child development tool

9 Mixed methods evidence for Early Childhood Development in emergencies

Conclusion: the way forward

Index

O autorze

Sweta Shah received her PhD from The Institute of Education, University College, London, UK, in 2016. She is currently Global Lead, Early Childhood Development at the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Washington, DC, USA.