The site that I chose to visit was the Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Upon entering this site I was directed to a list of research projects that were being conducted.
Topics of research:
· The Status of Coordination and Supervision of Early Childhood Education in Ghana.
· Coordinating the Development and Implementation of the 2003 – 2013 National Action Plan (NAP) for Children in Malawi.
· Improving the Quality of Childcare Through Parenting Enrichment and Training of Trainers: The Eritrean Model.
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I chose took review Curriculum Development Using Community Resources. This research was conducted to view the characteristics of school community relations in Bristol County in Rhode Island. The study focused on the use of community resources in reinforcing pre-primary and elementary school curriculum. The project is going to be used as a guide for the Horn of Africa by partnership management and structures, as well from correlation of theory and practice. This research project used the quantitative analysis method which was used to measure the community involvement in schools such as
- percentage of parental engagement and involvement
- the school performance classifications on the basis of students and schools’ meeting standards and other indicators (SALT survey data, infowork
- the demographic and socio-economic background of the subject communitie
- annual average household income
The partnership with Bristol communities and schools were positive. The schools welcome community involvement they invite the community in, accommodate them and create conductive environments. Parents and community members are keen in making a difference in the education of their children and in the overall improvement of the education system in the area.
The community and schools go to great extremes to make sure that they are working together for the benefit if the students. The one thing that caught my attention was the fact that the partnership formed the school improvement (planning) team (SIT). SIT is comprised of members of school committee, parents, teachers and the community. SIT holds a monthly meeting. Its goal is to develop school objectives and program activities, strategy for implementation and to ensure their completion.
Melanie,
ReplyDeleteYour post was very informative, I found it interesting how the community involves itself with schools....My philosophy is that it takes a village to raise a child and I feel in many respects, the community is a stakeholder in children because they are our future.
Nicky
I thought your post was also very informative. i like the fact that both the community and the parents are coming together to make sure that the schools are doing what needs to be done to improve the lives of children
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