TY - BOOK AU - Swadener,Beth Blue AU - Kabiru AU - Njenga TI - Does the village still raise the child?: a collaborative study of changing childrearing and early education in Kenya T2 - SUNY series, early childhood education SN - 9780791447581 AV - LB1139.3.K4 S92 2000 U1 - 372.210 PY - 2000/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Early childhood education KW - Kenya KW - Child care KW - Education, Rural KW - Child rearing KW - ascl KW - rural development KW - rural society KW - traditional education KW - fast KW - Kleinkinderziehung KW - gnd KW - Kenia N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312) and index N2 - Examining the degree to which Kenyan children are still communally raised, this book presents findings from a national collaborative study considering the impacts of rapid social, economic, and cultural change on child-rearing and early education in Kenya. The narratives of over 460 parents, grandparents, preschool teachers, children, and community leaders provide unique insights on the impacts of neo-colonial policies, "development" practices, and national austerity measures on everyday lives of families ER -