...China’s Relations with Africa and West Name Name of Institution Tutor Date China’s Relations with Africa and West Introduction The international relations between China and countries of the West and Africa have enjoyed a long standing relationship though at different levels. Since the emergence of the People’s Republic of China, China-West and China-Africa relations have advanced continuously, as shall be demonstrated herein by the deepening relations in economic, political and cultural realms. These relations have created a new form of strategic partnerships founded on political equality, economic win-win relations, mutual trust and social-cultural exchanges. Over the last 60 years or so, China-West and China-Africa co-operations, have been based on the principles of equality, sincerity, mutual benefit and international relations development. Particularly, in Africa the co-operations have demonstrated reverence to the will of African countries, deepened relations between African and Chinese businesses and indicated a higher level of sincerity in helping African countries in their development agendas. However, this may not be the case with co-operations between China and the West due to different interest between the two entities, apparently, different from those that are experienced in Africa. Notwithstanding these different interests, a common feature on trade and economic relations have reached remarkable results and the overall effect has enabled growth in business...
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...Early Childhood Education Jenelle Johnson PSYC2700 - Child Development U03a1 Early Childhood Education Capella University December, 2014 Early Childhood Education Early childhood education is education that is geared for children three to eight years old, however, early childhood education can start as early as infants at birth through the age of eight years old. Early childhood programs were developed for all children who could not otherwise afford quality preschool or daycare programs. It is the belief that all children benefit from education at an early age. Early education is important to the development of these young children. These programs offer assistance, resources, and education to both the children and parents. Programs all over the world have been implemented to help young impoverished children have an early start to education. This paper will discuss the policy of the Head Start Act, the benefits of receiving early childhood education, and characteristics of a good high quality early childhood program. Early childhood is an important time for children as they grow and learn so much. So many important factors such as health and nutrition, economic status, education and daycare programs, and positive effective parenting are all huge factors that can have an effect of the development process of the young child. Because of the importance of all these variables, programs have been developed and policies have been made to assure that all children have...
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...Early Childhood Education Diane Ray PSYC2700 Early Childhood Education Capella, University December 7, 2014 Early Childhood Education (birth age eight) is a the top of the natural agenda, yet many children do not have access to the educational setting they need. Education and care for young children goes by many names Childcare, Day Care, Nursery school, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Early Educator. It is delivered in many setting center –based, home-based or at the local public school, in urban , suburban , and rural communities. Some program is part-time while other offer full day, full year service. They can be privately or they can be operated by local school system or by a federal funded program such as Head Start. Over the years , there have been much debates over which typed of program qualities as care and which as education. Increasingly child development resource shows that regardless of the setting quality early childhood education must include both warm, nurturing care, and enrich, learning experience designed to stimulated a child development in all the key developmental area; National Association for the Education of Young Children(2011) Cognitive Physical and Social Emotion provide clear evidence and storage social emotional development underlie all later growth and learn a well educated and carry staff high program standard and the curriculum based on a child development developmental...
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...History of Early Childhood Education: 1. Beginnings and Beyond - Chapters 1 and 2. 2. As you read, ask yourself the following questions: a. Why is the past important? b. How have the beliefs and ideas of great educators influenced early childhood programs? 3. The Lecture Notes and Power Point Presentation found in Course Documents under Lecture Notes Last modified: Wednesday, December 31, 1969, 07:00 PM · Homework Assignments--Chapters 1 and 2, due May 28th (online)[->1] Portfolio Assignment: After reading and studying Chapters 1 & 2 in Beginnings and Beyond, complete the following assignments for each Chapter. As a suggestion, as you complete your work, add the page number where you located your information. The page will be easy to find again if you need to prove the veracity (or accuracy) of your work. · Chapter 1 1. Define and be able to explain Key Terms. (pg. 36) 2. Complete Review Questions #1&4 (pg. 36) 3. Define pedagogic creed and then complete Learning Activity #2. (pg. 37) · Chapter 2 1. Define and be able to explain Key Terms. (pg. 71) 2. Complete Review Questions # 1 thru 4. (pg. 71) Chapter 1: KEY TERMS 1) Professionalism – the competence or skill expected of a professional; in early childhood education, this includes a sense of identity, purpose to engage in developmentally appropriate practices, a commitment to ethical teaching and to child advocacy, and participation in the work as a legitimate livelihood. 2) Early childhood...
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...Child Development Case Study Analysis Kimberly D. Carter PSYC2700 CHILD DEVELOPMENT May 15, 2015 Abstract Early Childhood Education In this paper I am taking the time to go over some very important materials in the world of Early Childhood Education and some of the reason why each and every child should have access to great educational standard. The paper will include topics that involve policy and policy initiative relating to the education of childhood, three benefits of early childhood education. Describing high quality characteristics of a program geared toward early childhood development. Characteristics of high quality early childhood programs A high quality program starts with a list of high priorities beginning with the list below: • The ration for teach and child is low. • Staff should be well trained with degrees pertaining to child development or early childhood education. • The center or facility has the appropriate curriculum for each age group within the center • Emotional and Social growth are top priority. • Encourages parents to be involved both at home and in the facility. • Great and positive interactions amongst the teacher and child. • Child-focused environment where the child is given choices • the variety of books, toys and learning supplies is endless for the child to make choices of their own. • All forms of playing, including indoor and outdoor, and all these areas are safe for children of all ages....
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...Historical development of early childhood care and educational services The following essay will discuss the philosophical, historical, political, social and economic factors that have contributed to the development of Early Childhood Care and Education services in Australia within a global perspective. Early childhood education (ECE) today consists of a number of crèches, preschools, kindergartens, primary classes and early intervention programs (Woodill, 1992). Educational theory and practice stretches from Ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle (Biggs & Potter, 1999), into the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, on to more recent centuries (McCarthy & Houston, 1980). Among these, three of the most influential in the field of early childhood education are Johann Pestalozzi, Freidrich Wilhelm Froebel, and Maria Montessori. Early ideas have shaped the provision of care and educational services into those currently operating in Australia today. During medieval times very little importance was placed on childhood. As a result, this period was marked with a view of ‘preformationism’. This was a view that saw children “as miniature, already formed adults” (Berk, 1996, p.6). During this time, the idea that children were unique surreptitiously began to emerge when the church defended the innocence of children. The sixteenth century saw a different image of children emerge born out of protestant belief. This belief raised the idea that children were born evil and needed to...
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... 3 2. Changes in Early Childhood care providers 4 3. Changes in Early Childhood education in Malaysia 5 4. Government policies 6 5. Social issues: 5.1 Housing 7 5.2 Poverty 8 5.3 Wellness and Healthy Living 9 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction Malaysia has over a period of fifty years since its independence developed into a highly urbanized nation due to buoyant economic growth. Along with development comes progress and along the way, changes to a certain degree- a modern family unit. As society progresses, so do methodologies and programs in the teaching of Early Childhood Education. In the United States, early childhood professionals agree that the children’s development is influenced by their environment: their family, teachers, school, town, media, governmental systems, and so on. (Morrison,2011). An important aspect of early childhood education is developing a holistic approach to education itself. Parents who are illiterate are taught to read, write, speak and listen so that in turn, they can be of support to their children in the learning process. In Malaysia, early childhood programs are in line with national and local public policies. The National Education Blueprint targets racial polarization...
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...| Early Childhood Qualifications Fund | | Application Form | Personal Information | Title: Family Name: Given Names: | | Date of Birth: / / Gender: Male Female | | Are you an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia? Yes No | | Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? Yes No | | Do you speak a language other than English at home Yes No No | | If yes, what language do you speak? | Address and Contact Information | Postal Address | | Address: | | Suburb: State: Postcode: | | Permanent Address Same as above | | Address: | | Suburb: State: Postcode: | | Home Telephone: Work Telephone: | | Mobile Telephone: | | Email Address: | Details of Current Employment | Current Position Title (e.g. early childhood educator): | | What is your employment status: permanent full-time permanent part-time contract casual | | Name of Service: | | Service Telephone Number: | | Service Email Address: | | Service Address: | | Name and Title of Contact Person at your service(e.g. centre coordinator) | Application Form (cont.) | Details of Employment | What date did you commence your current position? | | How long have you worked in your current position? | | How many hours per week do you work at your current service? | | Over your entire working history...
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...Early Childhood Care Positive Externality of Consumption Early childhood care has been an important issue for New Zealand in recent years, recognised by parents, schools and the Government. Primary teachers have noticed that new students are lacking in general knowledge, awareness, and basic skills such as drawing and attempting to write. For example, just 20% of kids who start at School each year have had early childhood care. There has been a lot of media coverage on this problem society is facing, as the future benefits of Early Childhood Care are not being recognised by parents and therefore many children are not gaining the essential pre-school skills they are expected to have. When parents make the decision on whether or not to send...
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...Harvard University, 2010) Over the last decade there have been many changes in settings and children’s services in Ireland. Central to these changes there has been a major emphasis put on the impotance of early years care and education and improving the affordability and acessability of childcare and enhancing quality in early years settings in Ireland. In the past the whole area of childcare was neglected and research repeatly found inequalities of provision for children in early years settings. Which in turn lead to government stating that there needed to be more highly quailifed staff in early years settings, to raise the standard of care for young children, thus the ECCE sector related degree courses were created. The Effective Provision of Pre-school Education Project (Sylva et al, 2004) found children achieved better outcomes in settings led by higher qualified staff. Throughout this letter I am going to look at many issues that the minister needs to address within the early years sector so that we can get Irelands childcare sector up to the highest standard possible in order to give our children the best possible start in life. One of the issues that will make developing the early years sector more critical is the latest statistics which indicate that our early years population has increased by 18% since 2006. This is an immensely valuable resource offering a uniquely valuable potential for Irelands future but it will of course also present challenges in planning...
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...Reference4 Method of Procedure4 Findings5 Conclusion Recommendations Appendix Bibliography 1. Terms of Reference “The purpose of this report is to investigate and compile a profile of the vocational area of Childcare under the following headings: Education and training Career opportunities and progression and employment opportunities Challenges Legislation And, choosing one particular career option, to make recommendations on the steps necessary to achieve employment in that chosen career.” 2. Method of Procedure 2.1Research was conducted on the internet 2.2 Prospectuses from third level colleges in Ireland and England were reviewed 2.3 Information seminars organised at the college were attended 2.4 2.5 3. Findings 3.1 Education and Training 3.1.1 Early Childhood Care & Education, Cork College of Commerce. Course Content Child Development 6N1942 Childhood Social Legal & Health Studies 6N1945 Early Childhood Curriculum 6N1944 Equality and Diversity in Childcare 6N1974 PERSONAL & Professional Development 6N1949 Special Needs Assisting 6N1957 Supervision in Early Childhood Care 6N1973 Work Experience 6N1946 Type of Certification: FETAC...
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...Professor Snyder January 28, 2015 Early Childhood Education Early childhood care and education play an important role in the lives of all family members. They provide children with consistent routines and unlimited learning opportunities, and provide families with the security of knowing their child is in a safe and nurturing environment. Many children are enrolled in child care settings from the time they are infants to the time they enter elementary school. During these early years, children go through critical stages of development, and consistent, high-quality care can have beneficial and long-lasting effects on the overall development of children. Characteristics of high quality early childhood programs The quality of a child's future depends on the quality of caregiving in the first five years. First-rate early learning programs that are safe, healthy, stimulating, organized, and, most importantly, led by well-trained teachers, help children enter school ready to learn and succeed. Over the years, there has been much debate over which type of program qualifies as care and which as education. Increasingly, child development research shows that -- regardless of the setting -- quality early childhood education must include both warm, nurturing care and enriched learning experiences designed to stimulate a child’s development in all key developmental areas: cognitive, physical, and social-emotional. The quality of the early childhood education a child receives has a direct...
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...The impact of early education as a strategy in countering socio-economic disadvantage Research paper for Ofsted’s ‘Access and achievement in education 2013 review’ Professor Chris Pascal and Professor Tony Bertram UK Research Team: Sean Delaney, Selma Manjee, Marjory Perkins and Manja Plehn International Research Team: Alice Bennett, Carol Nelson, Sarina Razzak and Maureen Saunders Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) © Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) 2013 The views expressed in this report are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of Ofsted. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to Elizabeth Boulton at publishing@ofsted.gov.uk or Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2 6SE This publication is available at www.ofsted.gov.uk/accessandachievement. No. 130155-RR-005 In June 2012, Sir Michael Wilshaw, HMCI, stated his determination to address the issue of narrowing the gap of educational achievement between disadvantaged pupils and others. To support this intention, The Centre for Research in Early Childhood has been commissioned by OfSTED to conduct a review looking at the impact of Early Childhood Education (ECE) initiatives to combat social and economic disadvantage, both in the UK and internationally. This paper: Examines the impact of nati...
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...Introduction Early learning standards are “standards that describe expectations for the learning and development of young children across the domains of: health and physical well-being, social and emotional well-being; approaches to learning; language development and symbol systems; and general knowledge about the world around them” (CCSSO, 2005). “In early childhood, the development of foundation skills (skills that lay the foundation for later learning), is just as imperative as mystery of content matter” (Bodrova, Leong, & Shore, 2004). It is essential that effective early learning standards emphasize significant developmentally appropriate content and outcomes are developed and reviewed through informed, inclusive processes, gain their effectiveness through implementation and assessment practices that support all children’s development in an ethical, appropriate way and require a foundation of support for early childhood programs, professionals and families (NAEYC& NAESC/SDE, 2003). Learning standards are intended to set the bar for student achievement and in the primary years, they can be crafted to apply brain and development research in their implementations (Schiller& Willis, 2008). The most comprehensive set of standards for quality education and care in early childhood is known as Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) (NAEYC, 2009). Early learning standards will connect teaching practice and curriculum to government and community guidelines. This...
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...“Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is proud to support Georgia’s early care and education professionals through the FIRST program. This limited-time program is intended to help boost standards in our state while at the same time providing individuals an incentive to achieve a first-time credential in the field of early care and education. We also encourage FIRST recipients to enhance and continue their journey in professional development with the Department’s SCHOLARSHIPS & INCENTIVES programs.” --Holly A. Robinson, Commissioner The FIRST program is Georgia’s First-time Incentive to Raise Standards for Teachers. The FIRST incentive is for an individual who attains his or her first valid early care and education or school-age care credential from an eligible institution. Eligible credentials are the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, the Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC), the Technical College Diploma (TCD), and the Associate Degree if earned between September 1, 2009 and February 28, 2011. Deadline extended to 7/1/2011 To Pre-Qualify for F I R S T ✓ ❑ program of study leading to your first early childhood education (ECE) credential or degree. Those qualifying are: • Child Development Associate (CDA) issued by the Council for Professional Recognition, or • Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC), or • Technical College Diploma (TCD) or You must be pursuing an early childhood education ✓ ❑ September 1, 2009 and February 28, 2011...
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