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The efficacy of the school readiness initiative programme in the assessment of early childhood development learners in Buhera District Manzunzu, Nomatter; Mupome, Nyaradzo Paula; Mwaruta, Fortunate
Edukasiana: Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Vol. 3 No. 4 (2024)
Publisher : Papanda Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56916/ejip.v3i4.941

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This study focused the efficacy of the School Readiness Initiative programme in the assessment of Early Childhood Development (ECD) learners in Buhera District. A qualitative case study was used to establish the effectiveness of the School Readiness Initiative on the assessment of Early Childhood Development learners. Ten teachers from different schools were purposively sampled. Questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to collect data from the participants. Data were presented in narratives and later analysed in themes. The results revealed that the School Readiness Initiative programme has positive effects in as far as Early Childhood Development learners` assessment is concerned. Some challenges in implementing the School Readiness Initiative programme in schools were poor internet connectivity, prolonged power cuts, and lack of expertise to use the Smart Tablet for Early Learning Assessment (STELA) tool on the part of the ECD teachers. The study therefore, recommended continual training of ECD teachers on various assessment techniques including the use of the STELA tool. It was also recommended that schools should have alternative sources of power such as solar energy.
The Impact of Poverty in the Implementation of Play-Based Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education in Mutare Rural Muchandiona, Cosmas; Machiridza, Emilda Rumbidzai; Mwaruta, Fortunate
Journal of Early Childhood Education Research Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Early Childhood Education Research
Publisher : South Sulawesi Education Development (SSED)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58230/jecer.v2i1.552

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Purpose: This qualitative study investigates how poverty impacts the implementation of play-based pedagogy (PBP) in Early Childhood Education (ECE) centres in Mutare Rural, Zimbabwe. While PBP is globally recommended as a developmentally appropriate practice, its feasibility in low-resource, rural contexts remains critically under-researched. This study addresses this gap by examining the specific barriers poverty creates, the adaptive strategies educators employ and how socio-economic deprivation shapes the nature of children's learning. Methodology: Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 5 ECE educators, focus group discussions with 20 caregivers and systematic observations across ten purposively selected ECE centres. Thematic analysis revealed that poverty fundamentally reconfigures PBP from a child-centred, exploratory ideal into a practice of 'survivalist adaptation Results: Key findings show that severe material scarcity and infrastructur al deficits create 'pedagogical deserts,' while chronic child hunger directly impairs the cognitive energy necessary for engagement. In response, ECE educators engage in exhausting, unsupported labour, improvising with local materials and indigenous games in a process of 'innovation by desperation.' Conclusions: The study concludes that poverty does not merely weaken PBP but actively produces an alternative, constrained pedagogy. It argues for an integrated policy response that combines material support, context-specific teacher training in low-resource PBP and the formal curricular integration of indigenous play practices to foster sustainable and equitable early learning.
Co-Authors Machiridza, Emilda Rumbidzai Manzunzu, Nomatter Muchandiona, Cosmas Mupome, Nyaradzo Paula