ü 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.
ü 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 within Zambia, others for comparisons within sub-Saharan Africa, and still other sections of the survey will permit broader global comparisons.
ü 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
“Global Children’s Initiative” website (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative/)
Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI liked the fact that they are interested in getting the children to attend school. Their global efforts are also a key factor in making a positive change in the lives of children.
Hi Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI like the way that you designed your posts. It is great that the UBC in Chile is working for a high quality improvement of early childhood education through teachers development.