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Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa
Mini Dissertation (MA (Research Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94785 Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa Mohamed, Ahmed Riaz tinamukhwathi@gmail.com Mukhwathi, Tina UCTD Early Childhood Development (ECD), Early Childhood Development Practitioners Early Childhood Centres, Caregiving, Children Mini Dissertation (MA (Research Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Both local and international research has demonstrated that the early years of a child’s life are crucial for development. Yet, in South Africa, there is limited research centred on Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners’ caregiving role as well as their perceived contribution to childhood development. For this reason, this study aimed to explore ECD practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving role for young children in South Africa. An exploratory qualitative research design was employed to achieve the research aim. Eight ECD practitioners were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling. Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews. The interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed through which four main themes were conceptualised: ECD practitioners’ perceptions of ECD, and their contributions to ECD; Perceptions of caregiving and roles that ECD practitioners play; Qualities of an ECD practitioner; and ECD practitioners’ relationships with children. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that although the participants did not explicitly define caregiving in line with caregiver sensitivity/responsiveness as conceptualised within attachment theory, they nonetheless perceived themselves as caregivers who engage in several caregiving activities. The participants also demonstrated an understanding of what Early Childhood Development entails. National Research Foundation (NRF) Psychology MA (Research Psychology) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-04: Quality education 2024-02-21T08:49:38Z 2024-02-21T08:49:38Z 2024 2023 Mini Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94785 10.25403/UPresearchdata.25245991 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Early Childhood Development (ECD), Early Childhood Development Practitioners Early Childhood Centres, Caregiving, Children Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa |
| title | Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa |
| title_full | Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa |
| title_short | Exploring Early Childhood Development practitioners’ perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in South Africa |
| title_sort | exploring early childhood development practitioners perceptions of their caregiving roles for young children in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Early Childhood Development (ECD), Early Childhood Development Practitioners Early Childhood Centres, Caregiving, Children |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94785 |