Expanding Opportunities for the Next Generation
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Expanding Opportunities for the Next Generation

Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa

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eBook - PDF

Expanding Opportunities for the Next Generation

Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa

About this book

Early childhood is the most important stage of human development. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), there is little research and inadequate investment in this crucial stage of life. This book assesses the state of early childhood development (ECD) in MENA from before birth through age five, examining multiple dimensions of early development including health, nutrition, socio-emotional development, early learning, and early work. The book begins with a discussion of the importance of ECD as a critical foundation for later development, and also as a stage of life when inequality and social exclusion begin. ECD in MENA is set in a global context, and then countries within MENA are compared, with chapters on ECD in Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen. As well as illustrating the state of ECD, the chapters assess risk and protective factors for early development and the extent of inequality in early childhood. A discussion of policies and programs that can enhance ECD illustrates how inequality and shortfalls in early development can be effectively addressed. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in the state of human development and inequality in MENA.

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Yes, you can access Expanding Opportunities for the Next Generation by Safaa El-Kogali, Caroline Krafft in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Children's Studies in Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. About the Authors
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chapter 1 Introduction
  8. Chapter 2 Global and Regional Perspectives of Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa
  9. Chapter 3 The Way Forward: Some Policies and Programs to Promote Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa
  10. Chapter 4 Algeria
  11. Chapter 5 Djibouti
  12. Chapter 6 The Arab Republic of Egypt
  13. Chapter 7 Iraq
  14. Chapter 8 Jordan
  15. Chapter 9 Lebanon
  16. Chapter 10 Libya
  17. Chapter 11 Morocco
  18. Chapter 12 The Syrian Arab Republic
  19. Chapter 13 Tunisia
  20. Chapter 14 West Bank and Gaza
  21. Chapter 15 The Republic of Yemen
  22. Appendix A Methods
  23. Boxes
  24. Figures
  25. Tables