Integrated early childhood development policy in Iran: a qualitative policy process analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integrated early childhood development (IECD) is a comprehensive approach to optimal development of children in different developmental domains from fetal stage to eight years of age. The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the process of policy-making for early childhood development and to clarify how these factors affect decision-making and create challenges in this regard.

Method

In a qualitative study, we used two main data sources including document analyses and interviews. Using purposive sampling, forty semi-structured interviews with policymakers and informants in the fields related to children were conducted in Tehran from October 2017 to June 2018. Also, 62 national and 10 international relevant documents were reviewed. A deductive-in

SUBMITTER: Atashbahar O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8017628 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature