dr-peter-mwaura

Position: Senior Lecturer 
Department: Educational Psychology
Contact Address: P.O. Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Area of Specialization: Educational Psychology,Human Development, Early Childhood Education, Research and Data analysis Techniques
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Publications

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Adapting The National Primary School Curriculum To The Local Environment. The Basic Education Forum Vol. 3 1993
  • 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
  • A Case Study Of Undugu Society Of Kenya Street Child Programme. Funded by UNICEF
  • From Object Outsider To Objective Insider: An Experiential Case Of Give And Take. Published in the Early Childhood Matters, number 99, Oct. 2001
  • 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.
  • 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
  • An Insight Into The Factors Influencing The Intellectual Development Of Children. Published in the Early Childhood Education and Care news. April 1992
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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