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.