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Parents’ attitudes and unequal opportunities in early childhood development: Evidence from Eastern India
Ghosh, Saikat; Steinberg, Hannah (2022): Parents’ attitudes and unequal opportunities in early childhood development: Evidence from Eastern India, in: Bamberg: Otto-Friedrich-Universität, S. 413–430.
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2022
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Journal of Early Childhood Research, 20 (2022), 3, S. 413-430 - ISSN: 1741-2927
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2022
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English
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Early childhood development is considered a crucial component for sustainable development, and parents’ roles in this regard is unambiguously acknowledged. However, the evidence is sparsely available from developing countries like India on how parents can influence access to the early childhood development program. This study, based on an empirical footing, investigates whether parental attitude may lead to unequal opportunities in children’s access to preschools in India. The study portrays that the negative or indifferent attitude of parents predicts significantly lower access to preschools. Also, parents’ education can be held responsible for the variation in parents’ attitudes toward early education and care. A two-prong policy measure is thus suggested by educating parents on one hand and involving them in the implementation process of childhood development programs on the other.
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parent’s attitudes
early childhood
development
access
inequality
India
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October 13, 2022
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