Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy

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Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy calls for placing early childhood development at the top of the global policy agenda, enabling children to achieve their full developmental potential and to contribute to equitable economic and social progress worldwide.

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Early childhood development research offers solutions to several of the world's social and economic problems - solutions that can break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, improve the health, education, and wellbeing of the global population, and yield high rates of return on investment in the formative years of life. And yet over one-third of children worldwide under five years of age still fail to achieve their full developmental potential due to malnutrition,poverty, disease, neglect, and lack of learning opportunities. Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy calls for placing early childhooddevelopment at the top of the global policy agenda, enabling children to achieve their full developmental potential and to contribute to equitable economic and social progress worldwide. The volume presents evidence-based programs and policies for advancing the positive development of young children across the globe, focusing on developing countries. An international ensemble of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners present evidence from multiple disciplinary, sectorial, and analyticalperspectives, emphasizing the importance of scientific findings in promoting child development and addressing programmatic challenges to quality, sustainability, measurement, finance, and capacity.Sponsored by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), the premier international association of developmental scientists, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a leading organization for promoting children's wellbeing worldwide, this Handbook will be invaluable to policy advocates, program managers of national governments, international NGOs, and development agencies, as well as to scholars and students in the areas of child development and global policy.

Author Biography

Pia Rebello Britto, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the Child Study Center at Yale University.Patrice L. Engle, Ph.D., was Professor of Psychology and Child Development at California Polytechnic State University.Charles M. Super, Ph.D., is Professor of Human and Family Studies at the University of Connecticut.

Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsContributorsSECTION 1: Introduction and Framework for ECD PoliciesChapter 1: Introduction to Volume. Early Child Development: Translating Research to Global Policy.Pia Rebello Britto, Patrice L. Engle, and Charles M. SuperChapter 2: COMMENTARY - The Powerful Reach of Early Childhood Development: A Science-Based Foundation for Sound InvestmentJack P. Shonkoff and Linda RichterChapter 3: Situational Analysis of Young Children in a Changing WorldPatrice L. Engle, Nirmala Rao, and Oliver PetrovicChapter 4: Global Policy Landscape and Early Child DevelopmentPia Rebello Britto, Nurper Ulkuer, William P. Hodges, and Michael F. McCarthySECTION 2: Analytic and Disciplinary PerspectivesChapter 5: The Nature and Impact of Risk and Protective Influences on Children's Development in Low Income CountriesTheodore D. Wachs and Atif RahmanChapter 6: Economic Perspectives on Some Important Dimensions of Early Childhood Development in Developing CountriesJere R. Behrman and Sergio S. UrzuaChapter 7: Culture and Early Childhood Development: Implications for Policy and ProgramsSara Harkness, Charles M. Super, Caroline Johnston Mavridis, Oumar Barry, and Marian ZeitlinChapter 8: Voices Less Heard: The Importance of Critical and "Indigenous" PerspectivesAlan PenceSECTION 3: Programmatic Approaches to ECDChapter 9: The Role of the Health Sector in Early Childhood DevelopmentPatrice L. Engle, Mary E. Young, and Giorgio TamburliniChapter 10: Nutrition Based Approaches to Early Childhood DevelopmentAisha K. Yousafzai, Mohammad Y. Yakoob, and Zulfiqar A. BhuttaChapter 11: Education Based Approaches to Early Childhood DevelopmentChloe O'GaraChapter 12: Preventing Violence against Young ChildrenCassie Landers, Clarice Da Silva e Paula, and Theresa KilbaneChapter 13: Social Protection and Welfare Systems: Implications for Early Childhood DevelopmentLawrence Aber, Linda Biersteker, Andrew Dawes, and Laura RawlingsChapter 14: Community Based Approaches to ECD: A Matter of DegreeJacqueline Hayden and Sithu WaiChapter 15: Parents and Communities: The Key to Understanding "Faith Based" Early Childhood Services and ProgramsKathy Bartlett, Paul Stephenson, and Louie CadaingChapter 16: Early Education for All: Is there a Role for the Private Sector?Martin Woodhead and Natalia StreuliChapter 17: Media and Early Childhood DevelopmentDaphna Lemish and Barbara KoluckiSECTION 4: Measurement and Monitoring of Programs and PoliciesChapter 18: Assessing Early Child DevelopmentMarc H. Bornstein and Jennifer E LansfordChapter 19: Monitoring Progress Towards the Fulfillment of Rights in Early Childhood Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child to Improve Outcomes for Children and FamiliesClyde Hertzman, Ziba Vaghri, and Adem ArkadasChapter 20: Improving Policies and Programs for Educational Quality: An Example from the Use of Learning AssessmentsDan A. WagnerSECTION 5: Building and Strengthening the ECD ProgramsChapter 21: National Agency SystemsMaha B. Homsi and Lara A. HusseinChapter 22: Capacity Building for Early Child DevelopmentSara L. HommelChapter 23: Barriers to Service Provision: Lessons Learned from Donor-Supported Early Child Development (ECD) ProjectsMary E. YoungChapter 24: Building and Strengthening National Systems for Early Childhood DevelopmentEmily Vargas-BarónChapter 25: Effective FinancingAlexandria Valerio and Marito H. GarciaSECTION 6: ConclusionsChapter 26: Paradigm Shifts and New Directions in Research on Early Child Development Programs in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesHirokazu Yoshikawa and Ana Maria NietoChapter 27: Closing Commentary: Implications for DevelopmentDeepa GroverChapter 28: Closing Commentary: Implications for CapacityAster HaregotChapter 29: Closing Commentary: The Future of ECD in the Global Development AgendaCharles M. Super, Pia Rebello Britto, and Patrice L. Engle

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Calls for placing early childhood development at the top of the global policy agenda, enabling children to achieve their full developmental potential and to contribute to equitable economic and social progress worldwide.

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Early childhood development research offers solutions to several of the world's social and economic problems - solutions that can break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, improve the health, education, and wellbeing of the global population, and yield high rates of return on investment in the formative years of life. And yet over one-third of children worldwide under five years of age still fail to achieve their full developmental potential due to malnutrition,poverty, disease, neglect, and lack of learning opportunities. Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy calls for placing early childhood development at the top of the global policy agenda, enabling children to achieve their fulldevelopmental potential and to contribute to equitable economic and social progress worldwide. The volume presents evidence-based programs and policies for advancing the positive development of young children across the globe, focusing on developing countries. An international ensemble of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners present evidence from multiple disciplinary, sectorial, and analytical perspectives, emphasizing the importance of scientific findings in promoting child developmentand addressing programmatic challenges to quality, sustainability, measurement, finance, and capacity. Sponsored by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), the premier international association of developmental scientists, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a leadingorganization for promoting children's wellbeing worldwide, this Handbook will be invaluable to policy advocates, program managers of national governments, international NGOs, and development agencies, as well as to scholars and students in the areas of child development and global policy.

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Selling point: Distinguished contributors assemble comprehensive and diverse chapters about early childhood development in primarily developing countriesSelling point: Sheds light on the inequities and inequalities of early childhood in these countriesSelling point: Suggests strategic actions to take to address poverty and economic and social exclusion in early childhoodSelling point: Unites knowledge from science and program implementation to help governments and organizations plan effective programs and policies

Details ISBN0199922993 Short Title HANDBK OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVE Language English ISBN-10 0199922993 ISBN-13 9780199922994 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 305.231 Year 2013 Illustrations Yes Edited by Patrice L. Engle Author Charles M. Super Pages 560 Position Professor of Psychology and Child Development Qualifications Ph.D. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Professor, Department of Human Development and Pediatrics, University of Connecticut UK Release Date 2013-01-31 AU Release Date 2013-01-31 NZ Release Date 2013-01-31 US Release Date 2013-01-31 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Publication Date 2013-01-31 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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