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2. Welcome!
3. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) Education for All (EFA) goals
What is early childhood? Why is there a need for highly qualified
early childhood professionals?
The Ghanaian Experience and Memorandum of Understanding
Conclusions
4. UNESCO EFA Goals
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=42579&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
5. Goal one: Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood
care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and
disadvantaged children, is the goal we will address.
6. What is early childhood?
Why the need for early childhood professionals?
7. According to UNESCOs Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
unit, early childhood is defined as the period from birth to 8
years old. (UNESCO, 2008)
8. There is a need for highly qualified professionals who
intentionally plan environments, including the home environment,
that support and nurture the growth and development
of young children during these years.
9. Intentional teaching, which includes curriculum development
based upon assessment, application, and reflection, helps to
promote growth and development
across all domains in young children.
10. Intentional teaching lays the foundation needed to support the
concept of professionally trained, highly qualified,
teachers.
11. Current research confirms findings that teacher qualifications
significantly affect the quality of care and education provided to
young children (McMullen and Alat, 2008).
12. The UNESCO Teacher Training Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa
(TTISSA) is a new 10-year project designed to dramatically improve
teacher training capacities in 46 sub-Saharan countries.
13. More information regarding the TTISSA is available on the
UNESCO website
(http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=42605&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html)
14. The UNESCO TTISSA will assist in further development of teacher
education programs, and will help to facilitate the cultural
exchange between Ghana and the United States.
15. Dialogue between the administrators of the University of Cape
Coast and Winston-Salem University has begun in order to assist
with the cultural exchange for early childhood teacher
preparation.
16. The Ghanaian Experience
17. In the summer of 2010, WSSU professors and students
participated in a four week study abroad program in Ghana and
Benin.
18. The purposes of the program were 1. To learn about the history,
culture and educational systems, as well as other broad issues that
impact education, and
19. 2. To engage WSSU and UCC faculty for the purpose of developing
a collaboration agreement in relation to early childhood
education.
20. In June, 2010, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the
University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and Winston-Salem State
University, USA, was signed.
21. The MOU states, in part, that. . . [the Parties] conduct
programs and activities of basic and applied research, education
and training, technology and information transfer, and economic
development.
22. Conclusions
23. Future dialogue will inform decisions regarding teacher
preparation and exchange programs
Dialogue should include cultural implications for early care and
education
A needs assessment should be administered to inform strategies for
cultural exchange
24. Thank you!