The international research topic that caught my interest was:The Status of Coordination and Supervision of Early Childhood Education in Ghana and identifing the factors that have engendered the current problems militating against the successful implementation of early childhood education.
Some surprising facts that I gathered from this international research was in the 1990s the term "care" took on a new meaning. UNICEF began using the term in relation to nutrition programs to emphasize that good nutrition requires more than simply providing children with food. Child development involves both gradual unfolding of biologically determined characteristics and traits that arise as the child learns from experiences. Both physical growth and mental and emotional growth are crucial in a child’s overall development (Myers, 1995). However from the actually website I found that : The Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) is an innovative and multifaceted approach to addressing ECD capacity building and leadership development in Africa. The ECDVU is supported by a range of international, regional and local organizations, including the employers of participants.
To meet the ECDVU’s child and social development objectives, it employs a number of approaches to post-secondary education that are ‘non-traditional’ in nature. These include: recognizing the strengths and expertise that exist locally and regionally; incorporating these ‘voices’ and experiences into the learning process; promoting sustainable, interactive networks that reach rural as well as urban populations; and using computer technology as a means for developing strong information and communication systems within Africa.
Other information I found on this site is that there is something being done to aid the assistance of poverty in Africa. What we see on the news or being on the outside looking in is that Africa is poor and they need " our " help like there is nothing being done so that they are able to help their own natives and it is. They have this ECDVU program that is available for the children and their families. If I wouldn't have open this site I wouldn't have never known about this program or what is being done by the natives of Ghana to help their country.
Reference
http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php ,
http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major_reports.php
Rena,
ReplyDeleteI also choose to search the Afican website. I found that the issues that the African people face are very similar to those we face here in the United States. I think the Early Childhood Development Virtual Unversity is a wonder tool that they have chosen to use. More organizations need to use things like that to educate their communites.