Research Around the World

The Website I chose to review:
Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
                                                       http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php
                                                             http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major_reports.php

ECDVU Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Program

 

 The ECDVC is a program within the university The Early Childhood Development Virtual University.  This program addressing ECD capacity building and leadership development in Africa.  The program uses uses face-to-face and distributed learning methods including: residential seminars, web-based instruction, CD-Rom and print material support, and a 'community of learners' strategy within and among cohort countries. This program wants to improve on the  the quality of life for children and their families in Africa.

 Current Research Topic:

 Some of the current topic that are discussion across Africa are

•  Ghana-Development of an Integrated Early Childhood development training model 

  • Tanzania Building Community Leadership for Quality Sustainability in Madrasa Preschools
  •  Zambia-Assessing the quality of childcare
  • Nigeria-A Guide for Effective School and Parent Collaboration
  •  Tanzania-Improving Multisectoral Cooperation and Coordination in Support of Early Childhood Development Programs
  •  Leadership Skills Training for Administration and Parent Support Training for Caregivers
  •  Malawi-Assessment of Interaction and Stimulation in Single-Mother Low-Income Families 
  • Uganda- Professional Association in support of Child well Being.

  • Policies and Programs in support of childcare for working families

    •  Kenya: Assessing the Influence of Different Early Childhood Development Models On Pre-School Children’s School Readiness 
    • There are more topics that can be found on the website. 

• From exploring through this website it was interesting to find some of the same topics of research being discusses over there like it is in America. It was interesting to see that some of the issues that we are facing such as appropriate curriculum development, leadership skills training, parent involvement and cooperation. It is amazing to seed how some of the same issues carryout across the world. One interesting thing that I found was that this organization is connected to the world bank. I think that it is great that this program allows for  people to get there education on line and then go out and begin work in their own countries within Africa. Not only is this program in Africa it is spread out across the world as far as Canada. This program is striving to better educate people able the importance of Early Childhood education.

Research that benefits Children and Fasmilies---Uplifting Stories

Option 2:
Imagine that you possess the means and the knowledge to conduct research studies about any topic in the early childhood field. Imagine further that you are not restricted by the reality of the present. Imagine that your study will make a major positive contribution to the well-being of children and/or their families. What topic would you choose? What can you imagine the positive contribution(s) would be?


If I were to Imagine that I was a researcher I would choose the topic of  the effects of parent involvment in their child's education. The positive Contribution that I could imagine would be first the understanding of Eduction in general. The parents would gain the knowledge about why education is so important. Parents will learn that getting an education is the key to not just a child's future, but to everyone's future. Having parents being involved in their child's education will allow first for them to feel comfortable in place that there child is going to school. They will learn that by them being involved it will make the child feel more confident about how they are doing in school; it helps the have positive outcomes in education as the continue through the years, Having involvement from the parents shows the child that they care. Involment also helps with forming positive relations between parents, families and friends. Parents would gain understanding that by being involved in their child's education would prepare them to better assist their child at home with school work. parents would also learn how their involvement could have a positive impact on the development of their child. Through this research parents would have better knowledge about how and why involvement in their child's education is important. If this were to happen I believe that the number of parents being involved in their child's education would increase tremendously. There would also be more volunteering and participation in other school functions from the parents and children as well.

Your Personal Research Journey

My Chosen Topic:
After looking over my Journey thus far as a first year teacher, I decided that I wanted to conduct research in area that am currently having some issues with in my classroom right now. I decided that my topic would be on Managing behaviors of children with Autism.
I really would like to learn more about this topic because I want to be able to help children like this control their behavior and if I am able to aquire more knowledge about it this will also allow me to be able to improve on my classroom management skills. I want to learn more strategies that I can use to help control the different types of behaviors that I am experiencing with children that have Autism. 
I want to learn how to better manage behaviors that are repetitive and attentive. Classmates if you know of any great resources about dealing with behavior of children with Autism please leave me a comment with the site. I would so greatly appreciate it. I am open to taking any advise that you may have to offer.
 Working on the chart is teaching me how to better understand the language that is being used in some of the websites that I have started viewing, It is also helping to better analyze my thoughts in regard to the research that I am trying to conduct.