INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL AGE AND CHILD’S BIRTH FACTORS ON THE LATER COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Child development entails the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy (Awana, 2012). It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence yet having a unique course for…