scholarly journals Differences in School-readiness among Pre-school Children in Rural and Urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Catherine Vuhya Mbagaya
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Children ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Grade One

This study compared primary school preparedness of urban and rural preschool children in Kisumu county, Kenya. Children were assessed on their level of learning and development in the following domains: pre-academic skills (pre-literacy and pre-mathematics, executive function, and socioemotional cognition. The sample consisted of 390 preschool children who had completed their curriculum and were transitioning to Grade One. Children were assessed using an adapted and validated form of the Measurement of Development and Early Learning (MODEL) global item set. We hypothesized that urban children would score higher on all domains of learning and development than rural children. Results showed that indeed urban children were more prepared for primary school than were rural children in all the domains of learning examined in this study. In order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 on equitable quality education that ensures life-long learning for all, county and national government should invest in early childhood development and education (ECDE) in both rural and urban so that all boys and girls can be ready for primary education and improve future outcomes for all children.

Comparison of School Readiness Between Rural and Urban Chinese Preschool Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1429-1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongtao Gan ◽  
Lijun Meng ◽  
Junjun Xie
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
School Readiness ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Urban Children ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Readiness To Learn

Children's future academic success may depend on their readiness to learn and participate in preschool education. We examined school readiness differences in a sample of rural and urban preschool children (N = 82) from Zunyi, China, using the School Readiness Test Battery. The results indicated that school readiness differed between rural and urban children; rural children scored lower on emotional and social skills, basic knowledge, and drawing and language competence subtests than did urban students, but higher on sport skills, and understanding of both time and space. Thus, improving the early education of rural children will likely help to decrease the school readiness differences between rural and urban children.

scholarly journals The importance of Christian values in the upbringing of preschool children among parents living in rural and urban areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-101
Author(s):  
Stanisława Nazaruk ◽  
Joanna Marchel ◽  
Aleksandra Kruszewska
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

The role of familial characteristics on the nutritional status of preschool children: A comparative study on rural and urban children

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Neha Sharma ◽  
Shaili Vyas ◽  
Sushmita Sonkar ◽  
AshokKumar Srivastava ◽  
Parul Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Urban Children ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals Youth and Adult Visitation and Physical Activity Intensity at Rural and Urban Parks

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1760 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Roemmich ◽  
LuAnn Johnson ◽  
Grace Oberg ◽  
Joley Beeler ◽  
Kelsey Ufholz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Physical Activity Intensity ◽  
Activity Intensity ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Study Results

Less physical activity among rural residents may contribute to rural-urban health disparities. Parks can be ideal community resources for promoting physical activity. This study compared park visitation and activity intensity at 15 urban and 15 rural parks matched for acreage and amenities. Parks were observed in the morning, afternoon, and evening on 4 days to determine number of visitors, activity intensity, and amenity use. A total of 5486 visitors were observed with no differences in percentages of males (55.5% vs. 53.9%) and females (44.5% vs. 46.1%) or percentages of weekday (82.4% vs. 81.9%) and weekend (17.6% vs. 18.1%) visitors. The probability of visitors sitting was greater and in moderate intensity activity lower at rural parks. A greater proportion of children (25.0% vs. 14.5%) in rural parks, and teens in urban parks (8.0% vs. 69.6%), were observed on sport fields. A greater proportion of adults in urban areas (12.5% vs. 46.0%) were observed spectating sports. Greater proportions of rural children (10.9% vs. 3.5%), teens (34.1% vs. 12.4%), and adults (38.9% vs. 10.1%) were observed using shelters. Thus, when similar amenities are available, rural and urban parks are used differently, especially by youth. The urban park study results cannot be wholly applied to rural parks.

scholarly journals Bushmeat consumption among rural and urban children from Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo

Oryx ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie van Vliet ◽  
Casimir Nebesse ◽  
Robert Nasi
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Urban Children ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Wild Meat ◽  
Domestic Sources

AbstractUnderstanding the importance of bushmeat consumption for household nutrition, both in rural and urban settings, is critical to developing politically acceptable ways to reduce unsustainable exploitation. This study provides insights into bushmeat consumption patterns relative to the consumption of other meat (from the wild, such as fish and caterpillars, or from domestic sources, such as beef, chicken, pork, goat and mutton) among children from Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo. Our results show that urban and rural households consume more meat from the wild than from domestic sources. Of the various types of wild meat, bushmeat and fish are the most frequently consumed by children from Kisangani and fish is the most frequently consumed in villages. Poorer urban households eat meat less frequently but consume bushmeat more frequently than wealthier households. In urban areas poorer households consume common bushmeat species more frequently and wealthier households eat meat from larger, threatened species more frequently. Urban children eat more bushmeat from larger species (duiker Cephalophus spp. and red river hog Potamochoerus porcus) than rural children (rodents, small monkeys), probably because rural households tend to consume the less marketable species or the smaller animals. We show that despite the tendency towards more urbanized population profiles and increased livelihood opportunities away from forest and farms, wildlife harvest remains a critical component of nutritional security and diversity in both rural and urban areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

scholarly journals Sprawność fizyczna dzieci wiejskich i miejskich z niskiej grupy społeczno-ekonomicznej na Jukatanie (Meksyk)

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-140
Author(s):  
Maryla Aftanasiuk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Children ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Build ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Arm Circumference

Body build and physical fitness of schoolchildren of low socioeconomic strata from urban and rural areas of Yucatan were studied. The material consisted of 552 children from Merida (the capital city of Yucatan State, Mexico) and of 526 children from the Yaxcaba horticultural community, 7 through 14 years of age. These are cross-sectional samples studied in 1996-97 in Merida and in 1999 and 2000 in Yaxcaba. The ethnic origin was evaluated using two surnames of children (from the father and mother side). The studied variables included stature, BMI, arm circumference, grip strength, agility run, Sargent vertical jump index (explosive strength), spine flexibility index, and reaction time. Urban children are significantly taller than rural ones, and BMI and arm circumference show also a tendency to be greater in urban areas. Physical fitness tests are better performed (better results) in rural areas than in urban ones. If the whole material is divided according to two ethnic groups (Mayas and Mestizos, and Creoles)  the differences in body build are still observed but those in physical fitness disappeared. Creole children are taller than Mayas and Mestizos and they show a tendency to have more weight for height and greater arm circumference. Generally, the differences in physical fitness are only observed between rural and urban children what may be caused by a more active way of life in villages than in towns resulting from agricultural activity. However, differences in stature are observed between ethnic as well as between rural and urban groups. This may have the genetic origin (Creoles and Mayas), and in the case of different localities, it may also be caused by more various nutrition in towns than in villages.

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