| Title: |
The Role of Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) in Supporting Learning and Well-Being in Rural Early Childhood and Primary Schools in South Africa |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
L. Ang (ORCID 0000-0002-1908-4780); H. du Preez (ORCID 0000-0003-1194-427X); A. du Plessis (ORCID 0000-0003-1603-702X); L. Basson (ORCID 0000-0002-2621-9647); L. Ebersöhn (ORCID 0000-0002-2616-4973); Q. Gu (ORCID 0000-0002-5948-4690) |
| Source: |
International Journal of Early Years Education. 2025 33(2):272-289. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
18 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Rural Schools; Well Being; Low Income Groups; Poverty; Educational Resources; Empowerment; Preservice Teacher Education; Socioeconomic Status; Learning; Foreign Countries; Barriers; Affordances |
| Geographic Terms: |
South Africa |
| DOI: |
10.1080/09669760.2023.2259953 |
| ISSN: |
0966-9760; 1469-8463 |
| Abstract: |
This paper examines how early childhood and primary schools can be constructed as enabling spaces to improve the learning and well-being of children aged six to nine who live in multidimensionally poor, low-resourced rural communities in South Africa. Quality early childhood development and education (ECDE) can be the catalyst to break the cycle of poverty for many young children in rural areas. A systematic review was conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flowchart. A comprehensive search strategy using electronic databases and hand searches systematically whittled down an initial database of 30,080 articles to 16 articles for this study. A thematic analysis identified enablers and constraints for supporting children's learning and well-being across three themes: (1) infrastructure, educational resources and child agency (2) initial teacher education (ITE) and (3) socioeconomic status. The findings and discussion highlight child agency as an enabler to learning and well-being and the structural and pedagogical challenges of implementing ITE curricula specific to rural educational contexts. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1473833 |
| Database: |
ERIC |