Friday, June 5, 2015

Research Around the World


What are some of the current international research topics?

·         Improving the quality of childcare through parenting enrichment and training of trainers: The Eritrean Model

·         Leadership skills training for Administration and Parent support Training for Caregivers

·         A Guide for Effective schools and Parent Collabration in support of Early Childhood Development Program in Tanzania

What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?

“Among others, Landers (1992) and Evans (1998) greatly acknowledge and advocate for the family’s role as a major force in the development and provision of ECD. They perceive the family’s involvement as an indispensable ingredient for sustaining the accomplishments of early childhood programs” I always thought of parent to be an important part of the success the early childhood program after reading the text the term use to describe family involvement was a “indispensable ingredient” which caught my eye because it very rarely used in relation to the early childhood field.  To be an indispensable ingredient means that you are essential to the process without it all things lack.


What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?

I noteworthy information I found on this website is that although it is not advertise in the media, Africa is taking stride to move their early childhood programs to a quality level through research, education, and training.

 

Reference:

Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Developed and maintained by the University of Victoria, Canada, this virtual university is the international gateway for early childhood research worldwide. Through the link below, you can access ECDVU’s Sub-Saharan Africa portal. The second link takes you to a list of current early childhood research conducted by students in Sub-Saharan Africa.

http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php

http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major_reports.php

1 comment:

  1. Alysia,
    I am glad to see countries from all over the world working to increase the quality of early childhood programs. In order to truly see changes, the whole field will need to come together and work for a common goal. I am curious to know if there are international agencies that are collaborating on how to improve quality or if every part of the world is doing their own thing. How amazing would it be to participate in an international effort to improve the lives of our children, the families we serve, and the early childhood workforce.

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