Share at least three new ideas or insights you
gained about issues related to international early childhood education that
relate to your professional goals.
While researching this
site I was surprised to learn that early childhood education was not a priority
for children in developing countries. The 1990 Jomtien Declaration on Education
for All (EFA) stated that countries should view early childhood as part of
basic education. Once countries recognize the positive value of state
investment in this area, the next challenge is to mobilize funds. In
general, government funding for early childhood is extremely small. For this
reason approaching the private sector (non-profit and for-profit) can be an
effective strategy (2013).
While reading about
training teachers in Africa, it doesn’t occur to me that the lessons that students-teachers
learn is slightly different from what is taught in America. Learning how to
prepare lesson plans for a climate change and how to conduct a field trip is
more important for that environment than something such as play theory.
Cross-sectoral coordination is difficult, especially at the national
level. It is one of the main challenges facing governments of both developed
and developing countries trying to promote a holistic approach to early
childhood. Responses vary and some countries have sought to remove the problem
by integrating sectoral responsibilities into a single ministry.
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