International Research

Sub-suharan Areas


 I really enjoyed reading about the mission of this website.  Early childhood development virtual university is quite an intriguing site to visit because it shares so much information about the Sub-suharan program and what it offers to early childhood development.  The mission is to further develop African Early Childhood Development leadership capacity as a key strategy in support of child, family and community well-being and broader social and economic development in Africa. it is supported by several international, regional and local organizations, including the employers of participants. It trains and orients the program to uses face-to-face, distributed learning methods. Some of the methods are residential seminars, web-based instruction, a 'community of learners' strategy within and among cohort countries, etc. The site states that participants are elected by committees that fight for child well-being and broader social development within the country. Some of the topics discussed were, vulnerable children, projecting quality and needs for children in Kenya, and influence of different models of pre-school programs that may affect children of different soci-economic status.The name of the first project I read over was Development of a Model Framework for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in their Early Years in Ghana. The second is Parents’ and Other Caregivers’ Perception of Early Childhood Development Needs and Quality: A Study of the PLAN-Assisted Programs in Bawjiase.  Early childhood development programs are designed to support the developmental needs of young children. Assessments provide a basis for determining program effectiveness and the extent to which children’s optimal development is enhanced. The study focuses on how quality ECD programs are an important element in assessing program effectiveness and is directly related to what children need to develop. Lastly, I schemed through Assessing the Influence of Different Early Childhood Development Models On Pre-School Children’s School Readiness in Kenya. This comparative study explored the influence of different pre-school models on school readiness among pre-school children from different urban socio-economic statuses.  I learned how the African countries work together in groups in order to continuously fulfill the task of improving childhood development.


References


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