Early Childhood Care and Education in Jamaica. Stakeholders' Perceptions of Global Influences on a Local Space

Autor/in	Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah
Titel	Early Childhood Care and Education in Jamaica. Stakeholders' Perceptions of Global Influences on a Local Space
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 187 (2017) 10, S.1484-1495 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2017.1319825
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Early Childhood Education; Stakeholders; Global Approach; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Performance Factors; Educational Practices; Influences; Educational Development; Focus Groups; Jamaica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Globales Denken; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Principal; Schulleiter; Leistungsindikator; Bildungspraxis; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Bildungsentwicklung
Abstract	This qualitative study aims to contribute to the dearth of literature pertaining to the impact of globalisation on education in Jamaica. Focussing on the early childhood level, it outlines the perceptions of stakeholders regarding the trajectory of sector development and highlights how they have had to accommodate their practices. Teachers, parents, principals and leaders in the early childhood field were interviewed. Two questions guided the research: (1) What are stakeholders' perceptions about external factors/entities influence on Jamaica's early childhood sector? (2) How have stakeholders' practices been influenced by these external factors/entities? Thematic analysis highlighted diverse perspectives from the participants. Some accepted the involvement on external agencies while others felt this was not in the best interest of the education sector. It is strongly recommended that countries, such as Jamaica, need to consider the support of external entities and the stipulations that come with this support, within a "culturally relevant framework". (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01