After much browsing the given websites for this assignment, I decided to look at Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php and http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major_reports.php websites. I have always found interesting to learn about their developments concerning their early childhood education programs. Many of the studies and reports focus on the application on several tools implemented in early childhood classrooms, statuses on the administration and coordination of center in Ghana, parental involvement in the schools and the importance of male involvement. One thing I did notice is that the publication on the website was last updated on 2007. Many of the reports given where significantly old. Another point I gained from the several reports was the importance of how to implement an early childhood development focus in the region. Despite the lack of resources available, there are movements who focus on creating a better environment for the children. Another need with regards of early childhood is the lack of administration and coordinators educational backgrounds and policy procedures practices. Many of them are not following appropriate policy procedures giving their center poor quality. I found interesting, how hard they are working to integrate parent involvement and spread out the importance of it as well as their children's self stem outcomes; which is no different to what we are doing in this country as well. It is very interesting and exciting to see how early childhood education is getting more and more attention around the world.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Research Around the World
After much browsing the given websites for this assignment, I decided to look at Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php and http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major_reports.php websites. I have always found interesting to learn about their developments concerning their early childhood education programs. Many of the studies and reports focus on the application on several tools implemented in early childhood classrooms, statuses on the administration and coordination of center in Ghana, parental involvement in the schools and the importance of male involvement. One thing I did notice is that the publication on the website was last updated on 2007. Many of the reports given where significantly old. Another point I gained from the several reports was the importance of how to implement an early childhood development focus in the region. Despite the lack of resources available, there are movements who focus on creating a better environment for the children. Another need with regards of early childhood is the lack of administration and coordinators educational backgrounds and policy procedures practices. Many of them are not following appropriate policy procedures giving their center poor quality. I found interesting, how hard they are working to integrate parent involvement and spread out the importance of it as well as their children's self stem outcomes; which is no different to what we are doing in this country as well. It is very interesting and exciting to see how early childhood education is getting more and more attention around the world.
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Patricia,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the information around early childhood in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is always interesting to read what other countries are doing with regard to early childhood education and what issues they seem to be tackling. It is unfortunate that the website hasn't been updated but it is great to see that they are making some changes to produce high-quality early childhood programs. One thing that is great to read is that they have a focus on male involvement so it would be great to read about all of that and how they are implementing in within their programs. This field tends to be led by females and personally, I feel that we need more men. Children, especially boys look up to male early childhood professionals and they are needed when there is no male present in the home. I love seeing that early childhood is getting more and more attention not only in our country, but other countries as well.
It is really too bad that the site has not been updated recently. I feel that that makes it lose a lot of credibility. It is wonderful that there is a movement to improve the conditions of children. By realizing that children are important will help countries around the world improve their quality of care.
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