Research Around the World

Research around the World

           

The Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVC) is a program that addresses ECD capacity building and leadership development in Africa. They have a large support group that ranges from international, local, and employees of the participants. Their mission is to further develop African ECD leadership capacity as a key strategy in support of child, family and community well-being and broader social and economic development. It is a unique training and results-oriented program that 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 (www.ecdvc.org).The ECDVC is currently working on a great amount of research projects that span across Africa. Below you will find some of their projects and the students that are performing the study along with the country they are representing.

Student Name	Country	Project Topic
Wunesh Woldeselassie Bairu	Nigeria	Curriculum Development Using Community Resources
Rosemary Hua	Nigeria	Involving Fathers in Early Childhood Care and Development
Celestina Ibetoh	Nigeria	A Guide for Effective School and Parent Collaboration: A Cooperative Development and Delivery Approach
Abeba Habtom	Eritrea	Improving the Quality of Childcare Through Parenting Enrichment and Training of Trainers: The Eritrean Model
Chalizamudzi Matola	Malawi	Assessment of Interaction and Stimulation in  Single-Mother Low-Income Families

 

The topics that I chose to highlight are topics that can involve my research stimulation which is parental involvement. As you can see, this Virtual University is committed to improving the quality of life for children and their families in Africa. As I look farther into this website they offer you an opportunity to review their evaluation reports so that you can see the authenticity of and benefit of the program. I enjoyed traveling through this virtual university.

References

http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php

http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major_reports.php