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Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Ghana: Assessing the Status and Determinants of the Literacy-Numeracy, Physical, Social-Emotional, and Learning Domains
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Ignitius Ezekiel Lim; Ilias Mahmud; Md. Uzzal Chowdhury; Adrita Kaiser; Fatema Akter Bonny; Samson Akanbonga; Md. Tanvir Hasan – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2024
Despite initiatives by key actors in the last two decades, Early Childhood Development in Ghana, measured by physical, cognitive, linguistic, and social-emotional development of children up to 8 years of age, remains poor. This study aimed to assess Ghana's Early Childhood Development (ECD) status and determinants by analyzing the Ghana Multiple…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Foreign Countries, Literacy
Associations of Socio-Demographic and Environmental Factors with the Early Development of Young Children in Bangladesh
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Islam, Md. Mazharul; Khan, Jahidur Rahman; Kabir, Antara; Khan, Muhammad Zillur Rahman; Islam, Md. Monirul – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
This study analyzed data on the early developmental status of 7352 children, aged from 36 to 59 months, using the "Early Childhood Developmental Index" (ECDI) to assess literacy-numeracy, physical, social-emotional, and learning domains. The study explored correlates of developmental status with a range of socio-demographic and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Child Development, Developmental Stages
Malnutrition: A Selected Review of its Effects on the Learning and Behaviour of Children
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Perkins, Stanley A. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1973
The purpose of this paper is to present some evidence linking malnutrition to physical development, brain development, infection, environment, learning and behavior. (CS)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences
Early Under-Nutrition and Mental Performance.
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Van Heerden, J. R. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1984
Reviews the effects of malnutrition during pregnancy and before the age of three on children's brain development and subsequent mental development. Describes marasmus, kwashiorkor, and the incidence of malnutrition in South Africa. Discusses the relationship between the culture of poverty, malnutrition, and illegitimacy. Urges South Africans to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Infants
La Connaissance du Corps: developpement psychomoteur et affectif dans les premieres annees
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Lezine, Irene – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1975
Discusses problems of development and education of premature children, uses of a psychomotor scale of development from 1 month to 6 years, and theories of general infant and child development. (MS)
Descriptors: Body Image, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Infant Behavior
Book Reviews.
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International Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Reviews "La Educacion Preescolar: Desafio y Aventura" (Lavanchy Bobsien); "Working towards Better Childcare" (Peeters and Vandenbroeck, editors); "Children's Savings: A Study in the Development of Economic Behavior" (Sonuga-Barke and Webley); "Curvas de Crecimiento Estaturo-ponderal en Escolares" (Saez Crespo and others); and "Helping Bereaved…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Body Height, Body Weight, Book Reviews