For
this assignment I chose to learn more about the website: https://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php
for Early Childhood Development Virtual University. When I clicked on this website it led me to several
research topics in different countries. I
chose a piolet study that was conducted in Zambia. Piolet
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 was the study. I gained the surprising fact that 75 percent
of the children were orphans due to the family member dying from AIDS (Akinware, 2004). I did not realize the magnitude of this issue
in the country. It was good to read that
there was a study to conduct the quality of the programs supporting orphaned
children.
I also looked at Parents’ and Other Caregivers’ Perception of Early Childhood Development Needs
and Quality: A Study of the PLAN-Assisted Programs in Bawjiase, Ghana.
I learned that in Bawjiase Ghana the study focused on having
participants that worked with children including parents, teachers and managers
to see if they shared the same views on children’s need and quality. I was surprised to see that the parents,
teachers and mangers had similar views. This
was seen as important because the parents were very knowledgeable about what children
should know and were viewed at a source of value in supporting quality in early
childhood (Etse, 2004).
The
website was very informative by including several research topics. I saw some that would support my research
simulation. This was the study The development of an integrated early
childhood development urban model training program for informal minders and
community volunteers in Ghana. In
the study I gained insight about how individuals responsible for minding
children or volunteers were set to be trained based on what they identified as
a need for training that is appropriate and will support individuals working
with children (Agorsah, 2004). I feel
that it is important to ensure that people are trained when working with
children. When this occurs I feel that
everyone working with the child is supported.
References
Agorsah, F. K. (2004). The
development of an integrated early childhood development urban model training
program for informal minders and community volunteers in Ghana. Retrieved
from http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/documents/major_projects/Habtom%20-%20MP%20Final%20-%20UVic%20LP.pdf
Akinware, M. A. (2004). Piolet 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. Retrieved
from http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/documents/major_projects/Akinware%20-%20MP%20Final%20-%20Uvic%20LP.pdf
Early Childhood Development Virtual
University. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php
Etse, S. (2004). Parents’ and other caregivers’ perception of early childhood development needs
and quality: A study of the PLAN-assisted programs in Bawjiase, Ghana. Retrieved from http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/documents/major_projects/Etse%20-%20MP%20Final%20-%20UVic%20LP.pdf
Daphine,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this website. It is great to read about the early childhood work and research they are conducting in Ghana to better the lives of children. It was interesting to read the research they conducted to study if parents, teachers, and managers to see if they all have the same views when it comes to needs and quality. It is great to see that they all have similar views and value quality to best serve children in the early childhood field. I always enjoy what other countries are doing to better the lives of children and their families.
I love reading about the Early Childhood work that is going on in countries in African. And, there is still more work to be done. Great blog
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