Integrated Approach for Sustainable Urban Early Childhood Education and Development: The Case of Urban Planning and Preschool Infrastructure in Rapid Urbanization Context

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Foreign Countries; Early Childhood Education; Urban Areas; Urban Planning; Public Schools; Private Schools; Educational Policy; Preschool Education; Child Care; Content Analysis; Data Analysis; Institutional Evaluation; Family Role; Barriers

1990-3839

This study explores an integrated approach for sustainable urban early childhood education and development within the context of urban planning and preschool infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing areas. It focuses on a case study conducted in both private and public preschools in Addis Ababa. The study adopts a qualitative case study design, utilizing data from secondary sources such as documents related to urban planning and design policies, preschool education policies, standards for early childhood care and education, policy implementation reports, academic literature, and theories on child education. The primary objective is to identify policy, institutional, and practice gaps in the assessment of urban design, planning, preschool education infrastructure, and early childhood care and education policies. The data collection instrument employed is document review, and the data analysis technique is a discourse thematic data analysis approach.

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2024

EJ1417675