Résumé
Cet article raconte les experiences de l’auteur en présentant une idée reconceptualizée de ‘early childhood care and development (ECCD)’ à deux instituts régionaux qui ont durées quelques semaines, dabords en Afrique et après en Asie du ud Est. Les présentations sont basés sur les expériences de travailler trans-culturellement avec les Autochtones du Canada et sur les experiences de la reconceptualization de ‘ECCD’ avec les collègues Européans. L’idée reconceptualizée a demandé une plus grande inclusion de la communauté et de la dialogue participatoire à propos la pratique locale de l’éducation infantine. L’argument présente est que si les professionels de ECCD veulent établir les programmes qui sont relevant et sustinables, ils doivent incluire le support des voix locales durant le processus de planification et pendant l’implementation. Les réactions de quatre audiences différants à cette conclusion sont décrites.
Resumen
El articulo relata las experiencias del autor al presentar una nueva conceptualizacion de la capacitacion para cuidado y desarollo infantil (ECCD), en dos seminarios de varias semanas de duracion en africa y el Sureste asiatico. Las presentaciones estan basadas en expereincias trabajando a traves de culturas con las primeras naciones aborigenes en Canada. Al igual que trabajando con colegas europeos en crear un nuevo concepto del ECCD. Este nuevo punto de vista requiere un nivel mas alto de inclusion comunitaria y de un dialogo participatorio en relacion a practicas apropriadas a programas de cuidado y desarrollo unfantil. El argumneto se ha hecho que el papel de los profesionales de cuidado y desarrollo infantil es de incluir apoyo a ‘voces locales’ en planear e implementar pprogramas si es que esos programas van a ser relevantes y sostenibles. La reaccion de cuatro audiencias differentes esta descrita en este articulo.
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Pence, A.R. Reconceptualizing ECCD in the majority world: One minority world perspective. IJEC 30, 19–30 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03185631
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