Research Around the World
Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Some of the current international research topics that the
ECDVU has been involved with are:
Margaret Akinware – Zambia
Pilot Study of the Adaptation of an Established Measure to
Assess the Quality of Child Services in a Selected Orphanage in Zambia: The
Inclusive Quality Assessment (IQA) Tool
Abeba Habtom – Eritrea
Improving the Quality of Childcare Through Parenting
Enrichment and Training of Trainers: The Eritrean Model
Rosemary Hua – Nigeria
Involving Fathers in Early Childcare and Development
Celestina Ibetoh – Nigeria
A Guide to Effective School and Parent Collaboration : A
Cooperative Development and Delivery Approach
Edith Sebatane – Lesotho
Developing an ECCD Teacher Training Curriculum in Lesotho as
Part of a College Education Program
I was surprised and excited to learn that many of the same
issues in early childhood education that we have been learning about, such as quality
childcare, parent involvement and improving teacher training are being
researched in other parts of the world, too.
Dianne,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your post. I have noticed that other countries are engaging in the same research as us as well. I guess that issues of teacher quality, center/program quality, and parent involvement are universal issues in our field.
Dianne,
ReplyDeleteI think its easier for me to face each day knowing that as educators we are all in the same boat. Children no matter where in the world they grow up need educational opportunities that set them up for successful learning. I got the feeling that from the sites I surfed that early education has taken the profression turn that we are still trying to achieve.
The research projects you chose to highlight certainly demonstrate the emphasis they are placing on parent education and parenting practices. I would like to see more public service messages about the value of participating in parent education opportunities in my community. Since parents are a child's first and primary teacher, empowering them with the current research-based knowledge is important to our state efforts to improve early learning opportunities for all children.
ReplyDeleteDianne, I also wrote about the Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). I found it to be a pleasent surprise that not only is there and early childhood program in Sub-Saharan Africa but that there is also training for teachers and that the teachers have to be recommend for the training.
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