幼儿教育外文文献“So that his mind will open” Parental perceptions of early childhood education in urbanizing Ghana.pdfVIP

International Journal of Educational Development 57 (2017) 44–53 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Educational Development journal homepage: /locate/ijedudev “So that his mind will open”: Parental perceptions of early childhood MARK education in urbanizing Ghana a,⁎ b a Sarah Kabay , Sharon Wolf , Hirokazu Yoshikawa a New York University, United States b University of Pennsylvania, United States A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords: As policy makers and practitioners work to increase access to early childhood education (ECE) and to improve Early childhood education the quality of existing services, it is important that the field consider the perspective of a key stakeholder: Preschool parents. This study analyzes 33 interviews with parents of young children in urban Ghana. The interviews Urbanization investigate (1) what parents believe to be the purpose of ECE, and (2) parents’ perspective on what and how Ghana young children should learn. Results are analyzed around five themes: play, homework, mobility, language and diversity, and age of entry into school. Implications for global ECE policy are discussed. 1. Introduction