I have chosen the alternative 'Global's Children's Initiative website: (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative
Insights from the website:
First, there is the need for new ideas to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty around the world. Why is this so critical? Because of the inequalities in school achievement, workforce skills, and lifelong health status compromise a nation’s competitiveness in a global economy.
Secondly, science tells us that the foundation for successful adulthood begins early in life. The substantial gap between what we know about the roots of growing disparities in health, learning, and behavior and what we are doing to promote the well-being of vulnerable children internationally provides a compelling agenda for strengthening policies and investments that focus on the earliest years of life.
Finally, the global program will focus on three strategic areas:
- Reframing the discourse around child health and development in the global policy arena by educating high-level decision-makers about the underlying science of learning, behavior, and health, beginning in the earliest years of life.
- Supporting innovative, multi-disciplinary research and demonstration projects to expand global understanding of how healthy development happens, how it can be derailed, and how to get it back on track; and -building leadership capacity in child development research and policy—focused on both individuals and institutions—in low- and middle-income countries to increase the number and influence of diverse voices and perspectives that are contributing to the growing global movement on behalf of young children.
- Building leadership capacity in child development research and policy—focused on both individuals and institutions—in low- and middle-income countries to increase the number and influence of diverse voices and perspectives that are contributing to the growing global movement on behalf of young children.
The pathways to equity lie not only in the hands of policy makers but also in the hands of all who play a part in how children grow and develop. To ensure the development and maintenance of linguistically and culturally-responsive pedagogy, curricula, standards and policies in early childhood education we need equity education for all involved.
Resources
'Global's Children's Initiative': Retrieved from (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative
Hi Theresa,
ReplyDeleteI like the layout of your post and your use of graphics, it looks so nice and clean! I love your quote! The pathway to equity is in all our our hands, so true!!
Great posting Theresa. I like what Harvard University is doing to help prepare policy makers and investor about early childhood education.
ReplyDeleteTheresa,
ReplyDeleteYou always have a great outline for your blog, and I always appreciate reading your posts. You have a great set up and organization which makes it easy to read and follow.
That being said, the Harvard website has many great incentives they are focusing on, and I also gained some insight from this website.
Hello Theresa,
ReplyDeleteWow, I always enjoy reading your blog. I learned a lot of helpful and interesting information from the Harvard website. The pathway through equity relies in all of our hands is a wonderful and truthful way to end your blog.
Theresa,
ReplyDeleteIt is easier to come up with policy and mandates but the hardship when there is not money or less money to make it in to action. I agree with you equity starts in the classroom and in the community. The day we see human race as one and early childhood education as a right of a child there will be equity in the world.