Eced 450:Emerging Issues In Early Childhood Education Question Paper
Eced 450:Emerging Issues In Early Childhood Education
Course:Early Childhood Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : ECED 450
UNIT TITLE : EMERGING ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions: Each question carries 15 marks
Question One
What is female genital mutilation?
Explain three factors that influence female genital mutilation in the Kenyan context.
(9mks)
Five types of drugs commonly abused in the society.
(5mks)
Question Two
Define the following terms.
Sexual abuse
Child labour
Child
Rehabilitation centers
Orphan
(15mks)
Question Three
Briefly explain five causes of street families or children in Kenya. (10mks)
State five activities the government/community can undertake to respond to emerging issues in early childhood development programmes. (5mks)
Question Four
State five ways rehabilitation centres assist vulnerable children. (5mks)
Discuss the influence of millennium development goals in relation to development of Early Childhood Education in Kenya.
(10mks)
Question Five
Analyse four effects of HIV/AIDS on ECED centres. (8mks)
Discuss three contributions of education for all (EFA) 1990 conference, towards the development of Early Childhood Education.
Question Six
Explain three impacts of drug abuse on early childhood development programmes in Kenya.
(9mks)
Briefly explain three effects of women empowerment on early childhood programmes in Kenya.
(6mks)
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