Beyond the Pyramid: Some Issues of Childhood in Ethiopia

Abstract

The overall purpose of this article is to share some views about issues
related to child development in Ethiopia with the distinguished
readership of FLAMBEAU. These personal perspectives developed
over a number of years are still in the process of metamorphosing.
One of the views is epistemological. I opt for studies that situate and
discuss issues in their historical and socio-cultural contexts. Slicing an
issue and discussing it in isolation of socio-history, although a highly
prized academic endeavor in structure-driven academic and research
communities, is too mechanistic, frozen in time, and rejectionist. The
creation of meaning in our trade calls upon the utilization of what is
generally referred to as the socio-historical approach. I intend to write
more on this in a separate article