Case Studies from Africa

Abstract

[book section covering several chapters] 'Early Childhood Care and Education in Cameroon' / Bame A. Nsamenang / appraises the historical development of and the current situation of early childhood care and education in Cameroon / begin with a brief look at Cameroon and the historical forces that are thought to have shaped the contemporary childhood scenario / this is followed by a description of patterns of and trendlines in caretaking and early childhood education and their implications for nonparental care 'Shared Child Care in East Africa: Sociocultural Origins and Developmental Consequences' / Sara Harkness and Charles M. Super / although the role of the mother as primary caretaker of infants and young children seems to be a cultural universal, there is enormous variation across cultures in the extent to which maternal caretaking functions are shared with others / the traditional societies of East Africa (comprised of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) lie somewhere in the middle on the cross-cultural dimension of sharedness of child care (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)