Birth to 3: A Critical Space for Early Childhood Workforce Transformation in South Africa

Autor/in	Ebrahim, Hasina Banu
Titel	Birth to 3: A Critical Space for Early Childhood Workforce Transformation in South Africa
Quelle	In: Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 43 (2023) 3, S.455-468 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ebrahim, Hasina Banu)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-5146
DOI	10.1080/09575146.2023.2222233
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Caregiver Training; Child Caregivers; Preschool Teachers; Labor Force; Social Justice; Disadvantaged; Employment Qualifications; Costs; Political Attitudes; Barriers; Social Change; Foreign Countries; Child Development; Teacher Attitudes; Caregiver Attitudes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Cost; Kosten; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland; Kindesentwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The early childhood development (ECD) sector in low- and middle-income countries continues to be under-valued and under-funded. Birth to 3 is further marginalised in this constrained informal sector. The feminised workforce experiences economic and social injustices in an under-developed human resource system. The aim of this article is to engage with dimensions that make birth to 3 a critical space for workforce transformation in South Africa. The critical ecology of ECD professions implicated in building competent systems is used to make sense of multi-level action for transforming the workforce. A qualitative online questionnaire was used to produce data with 28 participants. The findings show that the birth to 3 workforce experiences chronic marginalisation where concerns are raised about training, qualifications, access, costs, competencies, content, delivery and support. All these dimensions point to the urgent need to address the micro-politics of entrenched workforce challenges together with the power of macro-forces for systemic change. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01