05963nam 2200769 a 450 991080833760332120200520144314.01-281-21770-097866112177090-8213-6887-710.1596/978-0-8213-6886-2(CKB)1000000000484617(EBL)459462(OCoLC)290525863(SSID)ssj0000085245(PQKBManifestationID)11116211(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085245(PQKBWorkID)10008632(PQKB)11254111(Au-PeEL)EBL459462(CaPaEBR)ebr10217099(CaONFJC)MIL121770(The World Bank)85830712(The World Bank)148731144(The World Bank)154674353(The World Bank)ocm85830712(US-djbf)14754918(MiAaPQ)EBC459462(EXLCZ)99100000000048461720070302d2008 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfrica's future, Africa's challenge early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa /editors, Marito Garcia, Alan Pence, Judith L. Evans1st ed.Washington, DC World Bankc2008xxix, 525 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections in development. Human developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7054-5 0-8213-6886-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; SECTION 1 Contexts; Table 1.1 Selected National Health and Education Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa; Figure 1.1 Higher National Income Does Not Always Translate into Better Conditions for Children; Figure 1.2 Countries with Better Human Development Indexes Tend to Have Stronger Child Welfare Indexes; Figure 1.3 More Children Suffer from Severe Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa than in Any Region except South Asia (2000)Figure 1.4 The Proportion of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Suffering from Severe Shelter and Water Deprivation Is the Highest in the World (2000)Figure 1.5 Prevalence of Stunting among Children Under 5 in Sub-Saharan Africa (2005); Figure 1.6 Sub-Saharan Africa Is the Only Region in the World Where the Number of Orphans is Growing; Figure 1.7 The Number of AIDS Orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa Skyrocketed between 1990 and 2003 and Is Projected to Continue to Do So; Figure 1.8 The Association Is Positive between Preprimary Enrollment and Primary Completion RatesTable 1.2 Gross Enrollment Rates in Preschools Grew in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the Rates Are Far Below the Rest of the WorldTable 1.3 Higher Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rates Are Associated with Lower Repetition Rates; Table 3.1 Status of Millennium Development Goals by Region; Table 3.2 Preschool, Primary Education, and Proportion of Children Underweight by World Region Country-Weighted Averages); Table 3.3 Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in Standard Preschool, Proportion of Children Under 5 That Are Underweight, and Under-5 and Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan African Countries (1999)Table 3.4 Evolution in Preschool GER by Region (1990-99) and Projection of the Trend (to 2015)Table 3.5 The Prospects for Achieving Various Target Levels of Preschool Coverage in 133 Developing Countries, Given Current Trends (by 2015); Figure 3.1 Grade Repetition Rate in Primary Education and Preschool Coverage; Figure 3.2 Survival Rate to Primary Grade 5 and Preschool Coverage; Figure 3.3 Proportion of Underweight Children Under 5 and Preschool Coverage; Figure 3.4 The Hypothesized Relationship between Preschool, Learning Repetition, and Survival to Primary Grade 5Figure 3.5 The Effect of Preschool on Repetition Rates (R2) and Survival (Using Bivariate Data Analysis)Figure 3.6 Direct and Indirect Effect of Preschool upon Repetition and Survival in Primary Education in 24 SSA Countries; Table 3.6 Simulation of the Grade Repetition Rate and Survival Rate to Grade 5, according to Preschool Coverage in 24 SSA Countries; Figure 4.1 The Relationship between Life Expectancy and Proportion of the Population at Low Literacy Levels in Developed Countries; Figure 4.2 Socioeconomic Gradients for Literacy Scores; Table 4.1 Literacy Rates, Ages 16-65, 1994-98Table 5.1 Annual Costs of Programs to Mitigate the Household Impacts of AIDS in Kagera,TanzaniaAfrica's Future, Africa's Challenge compiles the latest data and viewpoints on the state of Sub-Saharan Africa's children. Topics covered include the rationale for investing in young children, policy trends in early childhood development (ECD), historical perspectives of ECD in Sub-Saharan Africa including indigenous approaches, new threats from HIV/AIDS, and the importance of fathers in children's lives. The book also addresses policy development and ECD implementation issues; presents the ECD programming experience in several countries, highlighting best practices and challenges; and evaluatDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).Human development.Child careAfrica, Sub-SaharanEarly childhood educationAfrica, Sub-SaharanChild developmentAfrica, Sub-SaharanChild careEarly childhood educationChild development362.70967Garcia Marito1951-1654355Pence Alan R.1948-1110653Evans Judith L1654356MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808337603321Africa's future, Africa's challenge4006112UNINA