Informal community-based early childhood development as a focus for urban public theology in South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Van der Walt, J.P. (Hannes)
dc.contributor.author Swart, Ignatius
dc.contributor.author De Beer, Stephanus Francois
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-22T07:37:31Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-22T07:37:31Z
dc.date.issued 2014-11
dc.description This article forms part of the special collection on ‘Doing urban public theology in South Africa: Visions, approaches, themes and practices towards a new agenda’ in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies Volume 70, Issue 3, 2014. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract This article highlights important dimensions of public theology and shows how the identified dimensions are relevant to the specific situation of informal early childhood development (ECD) facilities in a South African urban setting. The article considers the contributions and challenges of informal community-based ECD on the basis of research conducted in the Rustenburg/Phokeng area of the North West province of South Africa. It critically discusses the sociocultural discourses and legislation regulating ECD centres, by focusing on the constraints put on informal ECD service providers. It concludes by considering ways in which urban public theology should act to serve, strengthen and advocate this vitally important, yet informal, sector. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian tm2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Van der Walt, J.P., Swart, I. & De Beer, S., 2014, ‘Informal community-based early childhood development as a focus for urban public theology in South Africa’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(3), Art. #2769, 16 pages. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/hts.v70i3.2769. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v70i3.2769
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43383
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher OpenJournals Publishing en_ZA
dc.rights © 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Early childhood development (ECD) en_ZA
dc.subject Urban public theology en_ZA
dc.subject Informal community-based ECD en_ZA
dc.subject Informal ECD facilities en_ZA
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_ZA
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.other SDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-05
dc.subject.other SDG-05: Gender equality
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.other SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.title Informal community-based early childhood development as a focus for urban public theology in South Africa en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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