Conference name, dates, place
International Conference on Contemporary Development Issues in Ethiopia, August 16-18, 2001, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Document Type
Paper
Presentation Date
8-2001
Abstract
There is an abundant body of knowledge that suggests that early experience influences later human behavior. This paper reviews and analyzes existing literature to demonstrate that human development, at the individual level, has far reaching consequences on social, economic and political development of a people. For instance, education, one measure of human development, has been inaccessible to more than 50% of school age children in Ethiopia. To effect fundamental changes in Ethiopia, attention and resources must be dedicated to children’s well being and potential. In addition, the paper discusses early psychological processes in human development in contrast to the current environmental conditions for Ethiopian children. Further, cognizant of the limited resources, non-formal education that taps the traditional, uniquely Ethiopian resources for fostering the development of children is proposed.
WMU ScholarWorks Citation
HaileMariam, Assegedetch, "“Today's Children, Tomorrow's Leaders”: Are we Neglecting the Agents of Change?" (2001). International Conference on African Development Archives. 28.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/africancenter_icad_archive/28