What are some of the current international research topics?
ECDVU in Sub-Saharan Africa:
1. The purpose of the UNICEF study was to objectively assess the current knowledge and practices of the IMs in Konkomba Market with regard to childcare and developmental issues. Information was obtained regarding health, nutrition, psychosocial, child rights and protection issues.
2. On health issues, the study sought to determine the IMs’ knowledge about immunization and the causes and treatment of illness and their practices about safe water, sanitation and personal and environmental hygiene.
3. The study sought to determine the IMs’ knowledge about birth registration, safe environment, harmful traditional practices among children, parental responsibility, experiences of parental neglect, and knowledge about physical and sexual abuse and their prevalence among children.
Early Childhood Australia
1. This paper reports on the perspectives of one-hundred children aged 5-6 years on their early experiences of school. The first section explores some of the literature relevant to starting school and the emerging international research trend to giving children a voice in matters that concern them. The second discusses the research methodology and findings. These indicate that, while most children settle in well to school, many have concerns about the affective domain of the school environment, the fear of punishment, being bored, and the lack of choice. While just over half of the children liked school most of the time, 83 per cent of them said they did not like school work, which they clearly defined in their own words.
2. Researchers have explored the issues associated with transition policies, practices, and children's readiness for school. They have collected parents' and teachers' attitudes towards and feelings about children starting school. However, little attention has been given to the voices of children in this matter.
3. Poor eating habits, lack of understanding of or access to food/nutrition information, and lack of fitness and physical exercise are all factors which contribute to what is becoming known as the obesity epidemic. While these are some of the risk factors, there are many simple and effective ways to prevent childhood obesity and encourage a healthy lifestyle in young children.
European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA):
1. These are just a few of the current research topics being conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa concerning early childhood development.
2. The Journal of the Association (EECERJ) is the only European early childhood journal cited in the prestigious Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). The SSCI identifies scholarship from across 50 disciplines including 'education'. Only the world's leading social sciences journals are selected for inclusion in the index. The SSCI includes only four journals with an early years' focus, and of these four, only one is produced in Europe, the EECERJ.
3. Special Issues usually include nine papers and an editorial focused on an aspect of early childhood studies. It is expected that the collection of papers will address at least some of the following aspects:
•the development of theoretical foundations of the theme and related topics;
•the development of new research methodology;
•an up-to-date overview of current knowledge and developments in the field, including an evaluation of relevant empirical studies;
•a presentation of new developments, applications or policy implications.
What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?
What I have gained from these sights is that many of the research topics do focus on early childhood education and early child care. The site talked about the number of research subjects and specific areas being concentrated on, what the primary focus of the studies being researched. Research is pretty much conducted the same way no matter where and when the research is done. Some of the information has yet to provide solid data and that is why researchers continue to do studies over again changing only the numbers and not the process.
What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?
All the information is valid from the different web sites while researchers look for new answers to input while searching for better ways to conduct study’s and find workable solutions.
