Navigating the contours of African childhood experiences
Subtitle: multidisciplinary perspectives
By: edited by Gwatirera Javangwe and Innocent Chirisa
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Bethesda
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9781936320592
Subjects: Children; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Child welfare; Children's rights
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Setting the tone --; title: Aetiology of street childhood --; title: Nurturing the window of hope: HIV and AIDS education in schools --; title: Parental out-migration and non-migrant transnational childhood: Zimbabwe's status quo --; title: Developing a framework for neighborhood environmental assessments for child safety: reflections on a pilot project on child injury risks and interventions in Vlakfontein, Johannesburg --; title: Diversion of children in conflict with the law: the cornerstone of any progressive juvenile justice system --; title: Struggles in peri-urban settlements of Ruwa and Epworth in Zimbabwe: putting children's issues into perspective --; title: An allegorical analysis: articulating children's rights and advocating for social acceptance among rural school going children living with disability --; title: Alternatives to coporal punishment: a review and lessons for Zimbabwe --; title: Expectant and nursing mothers' views and experiences with hair loss among black African infants --; title: Through their drawings: gauging children's conceptualization of their participation in church activities --; title: Children as agents of their own development and learning: a new paradigm shift in early childhood education --; title: Parenting goals of some Jaba mothers and fathers in northern Nigeria --; title: How do indoor play materials impact on young children's cognitive ability, social interaction and creativity? a comparison of rural and urban pre-school children --; title: The effects of gender and age on the interactive play behaviours among 3-8 years olds from three children's homes: a microgenic study --; title: An investigation on effect of absenteeism on pupils' literacy education in Plateau State, Nigeria: implication for counselling --; title: Children's preferences for engaging and associating with non-biological male figures in Zimbabwean care institutions: implications for attachment --; title: Children's rights not a new phenomenon in Africa: a comparative analysis of children's rights as depicted in selected Shona/Ndebele folktales and the children's rights in the United Nations conventions.