A United Nation's human rights treaty that seeks to uphold and protect the rights of a child (defined as any person under the age of 18). The treaty came into force on the 2nd of September 1990. Currently, 196 countries, compromising all members of the UN are parties, with the exception of the United States of America.
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Media and Cultural Contents for Early Childhood Education in Nigeria
Olusola Samuel Oyero (Covenant University, Nigeria), Oluwafolafunmi Omoladun Afolabi (Covenant University, Nigeria), Lanre Amodu (Covenant University, Nigeria), and Oladokun Omojola (Covenant University, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0329-4.ch003
Abstract
The media have become major players in the socialization of children in modern African societies. Television, in particular, and its related products are at the center stage of early childhood education. Due to the attractive nature of television, children get fascinated as early as 3 months old. Thus, television begins to influence children's learning processes from the cradle. However, there emerges a conflict between media reception and social realities around children, creating a learning dissonance in them. This chapter explores the learning dissonance in children and the impact this has on early childhood education in Nigeria, in particular. It also attempts suggestions on how the situation could be redressed to the advantage of children in their early education.