Political prioritization of early childhood education during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative policy analysis of low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT: Despite strong evidence of its importance to the welfare of children and societies, early childhood education has been comparatively neglected as a policy priority both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper seeks to understand what factors have contributed to the relative lack of priority for early childhood education in distance learning and school reopening plans by applying a political prioritization framework to the pandemic context in 4 low- and middle-income countries: Ethiopia, Jamaica, Liberia, and Pakistan (Punjab Province). Some aspects of the pre-COVID-19 status quo which disfavored early childhood education have continued, including a lack of cohesive support from civil society and a greater focus by international partners on norm promotion and technical assistanc

SUBMITTER: Neuman MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8802157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 3rd Quarter

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature