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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Early Childhood between a Rock and a Hard Place: Early Childhood Education and Students' Disruption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

Jan Alam, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Samson Maekele Tsegay, Nadia Shabnam

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Jan AlamResearch Institute of Education Science, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
Muhammad Azeem AshrafResearch Institute of Education Science, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0133-4056
Samson Maekele TsegaySchool of Education and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Young Street, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2068-242X
Nadia ShabnamDepartment of Health Profession Education, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Hunan University) in China o 531118010283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Looking through the lens of ecological system theory, this paper used a mixed-method approach, based on 20 interviews and 208 Early Childhood Education (ECE) teacher questionnaires, to elaborate the position of ECE in Pakistan. The study indicates that ECE is between a rock and a hard place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The findings further show that ECE is provided by less qualified and inexperienced teachers, who give less attention to the physical and psychological needs of the students. The classrooms are overcrowded and lack relevant teaching-learning materials. Moreover, the single-teacher policy and overcrowded classrooms hinder students' motivation, the delivery of quality education and the development of good behaviors. These challenges are also the main causes of students' dropouts. This paper increases people's understanding of ECE and its challenges in Pakistan. For ECE development, the paper recommends separating ECE from primary schools and giving it a budget to purchase adequate and relevant resources.

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LearningStudentsChild, PreschoolHumansMotivationPakistanSurveys and Questionnairesdisruptive behaviorsearly childhood educationin-service trainingovercrowded classroomPakistanteaching–learning materials

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PMID35457354
PMCPMC9027853

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