Dr. Peter A. Mwaura

Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Psychology

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Evaluating The Madrasa Preschool Programme In East Africa: A Quasi-Experimental Study. International Journal of Early Years Education, vol. 16. No 3, Oct. 2008 pg 237-255
  2. Does preschool Experience Make a difference in the cognitive development of children in East Africa? A value-added approach to analysis. The East African Journal of Educational research Volume 1. Issue No 1 August 2011
  3. Bridging Culture, Research and practice in Early Childhood Development: The Madrasa Resource Centers Model in East Africa. Published by Society for Research in Child Development
  4. Adapting The National Primary School Curriculum To The Local Environment. The Basic Education Forum Vol. 3 1993
  5. Madrasa Ecd Programme: Making A Difference. By Peter Mwaura And Bishara T. Mohammed published as chapter 20 of Garcia, Pence and Evans (ed) book Africa’s Future, Africa Challenge: Early childhood Care and Development in subsahara Africa World Bank ISBN 9780821368862
  6. A Case Study Of Undugu Society Of Kenya Street Child Programme. Funded by UNICEF
  7. From Object Outsider To Objective Insider: An Experiential Case Of Give And Take. Published in the Early Childhood Matters, number 99, Oct. 2001
  8. Secular Preschools In Mombasa Madrasas. Published as chapter 5 in Zimmermann (ed) 2004, Stories we have lived , stories we have learned about ECD Programmes. Benard Van Leer Foundation.
  9. Principles Of Early Childhood Programme Effectiveness: A Case Of Madrasa Resource Centre Programme In East Africa. Published by SEWA India in their report for the Effectiveness Initiative Workshop held in Ahmedabad India between 18th and 20th 2002
  10. An Insight Into The Factors Influencing The Intellectual Development Of Children. Published in the Early Childhood Education and Care news. April 1992
  11. Impact Study Of Madrasa Resource Centre. Published in Kay Sayce (2006). Perception and practice: An anthology of impact assessment experiences. Wageningen, Netherlands: technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
  12. Starting Them Young: Effects Of Preschool Attendance On Children’s Cognitive Development In East Africa. Published in AKDN (2007 ) School improvement and early childhood development in East Africa
  13. Just The Right Atmosphere: Effects Of Teaching And Learning Environment On The Cognitive And Academic Competence Of Madrasa Resource Centre Preschool Children. Published in AKDN (2007 ) School improvement and early childhood development in East Africa