Awareness of International Early Childhood Education

Many times environmental, social and economic challenges that are apparent in the early childhood education field are often global in scope and require collaborative solutions that would require involvements of professionals, or organizations all around the world.

Knowledge of the international early childhood field can only benefit one as a professional, as well as for personal growth and skills obtained by individual participants. Learning about how other cultures allows me to develop a better understanding and insight into issues or concerns that affect the early childhood community, this will also enable me to gain a better viewpoint for similar problems in my own local community. The exposure to social/cultural differences, new educational methods, systems and unique global perspectives will give me the opportunity for a broader viewpoint from a global perspective. The cross-border relationships that have the potential to be formed may also be helpful towards becoming the foundation of future transactions or collaborations. Acquiring knowledge in this field will arm an individual with cross-cultural skills and an international perspective of that of empathy or learning to see through the eyes of others from different backgrounds. Learning about ECE globally will enable me to:

• Learn new skills like cultural awareness and leadership for my future career
• Gain skills in cross-cultural communication, flexibility, and problem solving
• Acquire authentic  global outlook and perspective on ECE

Goal: Develop international connections, and learn new skills of cultural awareness, and leadership. Also gain skills for cross cultural communication, and collaborations through partnerships.

References

Educational International Early Childhood Education. (2014). Retrieved from: http://www.ei-ie.org/en/websections/content_detail/3265