GLOBAL CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE
In Chile, the UBC (Un Buen Comienzo) is working toward a
push for quality to improve early childhood education through teacher
professional development. The UBC is focusing on language development for
children who are 4-6 years-old. Also, to focus on getting children to attend
school, socioemotional development, and partnering with parents to be involved
in their child’s education.
A health economist, Günther Fink is focusing on early
childhood development issues in Zambia. Fink and his colleagues realized that, in order to assess the true impact of the
initiative on the country’s human capital development, they needed to assess the
physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive development of children at age 6 (
Harvard, 2012). Flink found developing a measuring tool for comparisons with sub-Saharan Africa, still other sections of the survey will permit broader global comparisons.
In Zambia it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with nearly 4.3 million cases and 50,000 deaths per year. Malaria is responsible for one quarter of childhood deaths.
I think it is great that there are organizations who make global comparisons for the early childhood field.I feel that most people on average do not think about their field beyond their own country or maybe even with their country as priority. When it comes to young children, it is important to us all for the future of our world.
ReplyDeleteI think CDC @ Harvard has the right objective with the Global Initiative, focusing on child development world wide. Child development and early education options should be provided for all children, not just American children. Other countries may not have the resources, support, or education to improve the development of the children within their country and it's programs like this that will help them learn and develop what is needed to help the children and families in their country.
ReplyDeleteI liked reading about what is happening in other parts of the world with early childhood.
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