Introduction: Decolonizing Research, Deconstructing Change

Part I. Multiple Contexts for the Study

1. Child-rearing and Early Education in a Changing Kenya

2. A Collaborative Study

Part II. Traditional Communities in Transition: Narok and Samburu

3. Narok District: It Takes Grandmothers to Raise a Maasai Child

4. Samburu District: It Takes a Clan to Raise a Child

Part III. Tea and Coffee Plantations: Kericho and Kiambu

5. Kericho Tea Estates: It Takes Child Care Centers and Older Siblings to Raise a Child

6. Kiambu Coffee and Tea Estates: It Takes a Weighing Station and Supportive Manager to Raise a Child

Part IV. Rural/Agricultural Contexts: Embu and Machakos

7. Embu District: It Takes Tradition and Intergenerational Support to Raise a Child

8. Machakos District: It Takes Preschool Teachers As Health Workers to Raise a Child

Part V. Urban/High Population Density: Nairobi and Kisumu

9. Nairobi: It Takes Money and Partners to Raise a Child

10. Kisumu Municipality: It Takes Ayahs and Preschools to Raise a Child

Part VI. Conclusions, Recommendations, and Reflections

11. Making Meaning: Does the Village Still Raise the Child?

Epilogue: Methodological Reflections
Appendix A: List of Local Collaborators
Appendix B: Research Questions
Appendix C: Research Methodology and Description of Procedures
References
Index