Saturday, December 1, 2012

International Research

In the journal article, Incorporating Indigenous Stories of Basotho in an ECCD Programme at Leseli Community Centre, the use of Indigenous stories in early childhood education programs is studied to determine the positive effects the stories may have on the development of young people. It is stated that these stories assist in language development as well as social and moral skills that are specific to the Basotho belief system. As traditional means of passing on culture have been replaced due to modern demands of living young children were lacking the transmission of these social norms, so they were incorporated into early childhood education programs (Ntsonyane, 2004).
This website was a wealth of knowledge broken down by thesis' of graduate students pertaining to issues from the African country they are from. I can see this as a way to learn more about the neighboring communities and to compare and contrast issues and trends that one another may be experiencing. It would be interesting to do something similar in the United States broken down by state issues and trends. I also found it interesting that both in the United States and in Lesotho we are trying to incorporate culture into our early childhood programs. While in Lesotho they are trying to preserve their culture we are trying to be diverse and accept all cultures.



Ntsonyane, P. (2004). Incorporating indigenous stories of Basotho in an ECCD programme at Leseli community centre. Retrieved from http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major_reports.php









   
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  1. Trichelle WilliamsDecember 1, 2012 at 10:29 PM

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  3. Trichelle WilliamsDecember 1, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Storytelling has the ability to create the right learning environment for young children.Certainly, integrating indigenous stories carry a powerful message of cultural diversity and change. In fact, research has shown that storytelling, in particular the telling of folk tales/indigenous stories, plays an important role in general cognitive development.

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  4. DDecember 2, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    That is very interesting that incorperating culture into the ECE classroom is being used as a way to save it. Culture is so important to knowing who you are. I hope it works for them and they are able to pass down at least some of their history.

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  5. VickiDecember 2, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    I enjoy reading about how early childhood is different in other parts of the world. I do think it is great that they share a common goal of incorporating culture int the classroom. I agree also that culutre is important because it can help you to understand so many different things about people. Great blog and enjoyed the information you shared.

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