Acknowledgments
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