About
ECDVU in the Middle East North Africa:
Innovative Approaches to Education and Partnership
As noted
in the Overview, the ECDVU is committed to improving the quality of life
for children and their families in the Middle East North Africa region.
The program seeks to accomplish this through working, on a sustained basis,
with ECD leaders from across the region.
To meet the ECDVU's child and social development objectives, it employs
a number of approaches to post-secondary education that are 'non-traditional'
in nature. These include: recognizing the strengths and expertise that
exist locally and regionally, incorporating these 'voices' and experiences
into the learning process, promoting sustainable, interactive networks
that reach rural as well as urban populations, and using computer technology
as a means for developing strong information and communication systems
within the Middle East North Africa region. At the same time, certain
other features of the ECDVU seem more 'familiar' as part of a traditional
educational process: delivery of a sequence of courses, each with a course
number and title, instructed by academically qualified individuals. Blending
strengths from both approaches is an essential characteristic of the ECDVU.
You may be interested in reading further about 'traditional' and 'non-traditional'
facets of the ECDVU:
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