Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from Madagascar
While universal quality pre-primary education is a global agenda, the shortage of qualified teachers and teaching materials is a major challenge in low-income countries. In Madagascar, the proportion of teachers with minimum required qualification in pre-primary education is less than half. To impro...
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| description | While universal quality pre-primary education is a global agenda, the shortage of qualified teachers and teaching materials is a major challenge in low-income countries. In Madagascar, the proportion of teachers with minimum required qualification in pre-primary education is less than half. To improve the quality of pre-primary education, the Ministry of Education in Madagascar piloted a set of interventions, including teacher training and the distribution of Kamishibai, a simple picture-story show for children. This study investigated whether Kamishibai changed children's behaviors and learning using a randomized controlled trial. The experiment targeted senior-class pupils (five to six years old) in 14 public pre-primary activity centers. The results of the experiment showed that Kamishibai improved children's behaviors of hygiene, understanding of security, responsibility, and autonomy. Kamishibai also enhanced their foundational literacy and numeracy. The results of this study suggest that it is possible to improve the quality of pre-primary education with simple teaching materials in the challenging context of a low-income country. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d3a88f173944b8f85776f7f89c9c3b02024-11-20T05:08:29ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Educational Research Open2666-37402024-12-017100378Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from MadagascarTakao Maruyama0Kengo Igei1JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), 10-5 Ichigayahonmuracho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8433, Japan; Corresponding author.Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa, JapanWhile universal quality pre-primary education is a global agenda, the shortage of qualified teachers and teaching materials is a major challenge in low-income countries. In Madagascar, the proportion of teachers with minimum required qualification in pre-primary education is less than half. To improve the quality of pre-primary education, the Ministry of Education in Madagascar piloted a set of interventions, including teacher training and the distribution of Kamishibai, a simple picture-story show for children. This study investigated whether Kamishibai changed children's behaviors and learning using a randomized controlled trial. The experiment targeted senior-class pupils (five to six years old) in 14 public pre-primary activity centers. The results of the experiment showed that Kamishibai improved children's behaviors of hygiene, understanding of security, responsibility, and autonomy. Kamishibai also enhanced their foundational literacy and numeracy. The results of this study suggest that it is possible to improve the quality of pre-primary education with simple teaching materials in the challenging context of a low-income country.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374024000608Early childhood developmentBehavioral changeStructured pedagogyPre-primary educationSub-Saharan Africa |
| spellingShingle | Takao Maruyama Kengo Igei Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from Madagascar International Journal of Educational Research Open Early childhood development Behavioral change Structured pedagogy Pre-primary education Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from Madagascar |
| title_full | Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from Madagascar |
| title_fullStr | Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from Madagascar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from Madagascar |
| title_short | Does “Kamishibai” (Picture-story show) improve children's behaviors and learning in pre-primary education?: Evidence from Madagascar |
| title_sort | does kamishibai picture story show improve children s behaviors and learning in pre primary education evidence from madagascar |
| topic | Early childhood development Behavioral change Structured pedagogy Pre-primary education Sub-Saharan Africa |
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