TY  - BOOK
AU  - Colletta,Nat J.
ED  - World Bank, Washington, DC.
TI  - The Condition of Young Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Convergence of Health, Nutrition, and Early Education. World Bank Technical Paper No. 326, Africa Technical Department Series 
SN  - 9780821336779
SN  - 0253-7494
U1  - 305.230967 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - [S.l.]
PB  - Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse
KW  - At Risk Persons
KW  - ericd
KW  - Child Development
KW  - Child Health
KW  - Developmental Delays
KW  - Early Childhood Education
KW  - Early Intervention
KW  - Educational Change
KW  - Educational Needs
KW  - Foreign Countries
KW  - Individual Development
KW  - Infant Mortality
KW  - Infants
KW  - Mortality Rate
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Outcomes of Education
KW  - Physical Health
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Preschool Children
KW  - Preschool Education
KW  - Refugees
KW  - Toddlers
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Young Children
KW  - Africa (Sub Sahara)
N1  - Availability: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433; Microfiche; [Washington D.C.]; ERIC Clearinghouse; microfiches : positive
N2  - In Sub-Saharan Africa, severe adverse conditions have placed children at high risk: persistent and worsening poverty, rapid economic change and population growth, increasing urbanization, a changing family structure, growing numbers of orphaned refugees, and displaced women and children from internal civil strife. These conditions make a viable social policy for children under 5 years of age an urgent necessity. This report presents conditions affecting young children and explores strategies intended to ameliorate their conditions. Part 1, "Socioeconomic Indicators and Trends Affecting Child Survival and Development," discusses findings for 12 Sub-Saharan African nations regarding poverty; population growth; migration and urbanization; changes in family structure, and childrearing beliefs, and practices; and the increase in orphans, refugees, and displaced persons. Part 2, "The Status of Children in Sub-Saharan Africa," compares child status measures of African children with those of other regions, including physical needs, developmental norms, educational profiles, and early intervention. Part 3, "What Can Early Childhood Development Programs Do?" discusses the potential positive influences of early childhood education for the children themselves, their families, and society. Two appendixes list the countries involved and the key social sector indicators for child welfare. Sixteen figures delineate statistics. (Contains 61 references.) (KDFB)
ER  -