Strong Beginnings: Learning To Live.

Institution	Save the Children, Westport, CT.
Titel	Strong Beginnings: Learning To Live.
Quelle	(2000), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Child Development; Community Development; Developing Nations; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Foreign Countries; Literacy Education; Models; Nongovernmental Organizations; Program Descriptions; Young Children; Youth Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Kindesentwicklung; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Elementarunterricht; Ausland; Analogiemodell; Frühe Kindheit; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	The Strong Beginnings program, initiated by the Save the Children Fund in 1991, supports community-based activities in 20 countries aimed at reconstructing educational systems in developing countries. This report presents the vision of the Strong Beginnings program, describes its components, and describes the continuing challenge to improve access to quality basic education. The opening letter of the director of education at Save the Children emphasizes the contributions of Strong Beginnings to the goal of improving access to quality basic education. The report then delineates the current obstacles to basic education for children in developing nations and describes each of the four program components of Strong Beginnings: (1) early childhood development; (2) primary education; (3) youth development; and (4) adult literacy. Brief descriptions of these program components in various countries illustrate their design as community-based, child-centered, culturally appropriate, affordable, accessible, and sustainable. The village school model is described as Strong Beginnings' flagship approach to quality basic education in high poverty areas. Findings from these village schools illustrate their positive impact on student achievement. A map then details the location of Save the Children sites around the world. The report concludes with statistics highlighting the continued lack of quality basic education in areas of high poverty in developing nations and a request for monetary assistance for the Strong Beginnings program. (KB)
Anmerkungen	Save the Children, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880. Tel: 203-221-4130; Fax: 203-226-6709; Web site: http://www.savethechildren.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC