Author Description

"Birth to five years is a time of rapid growth and development. Early childhood teachers who nurture young children through early care and education need to be exposed to quality professional development for impactful change. Early Childhood Professional Development: An African Perspective offers support for the development of appropriate and culturally responsive practices that are in keeping with local realities and the decolonial project. Various experts have come together to provide theoretical insights, practical activities, case studies and much more to contribute to the development of high-quality early years teachers. In so doing, this ground-breaking volume recasts professional development in the early years as a critical space for cultivating reflective teachers who are knowledgeable, skilled, and ethically grounded in navigating the complexities and potentials inherent in the African early childhood context."--