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El cerebro en desarrollo

Publication date: 05/2012
Author: John Oates, Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Mark H. Johnson
Series: La Primera Infancia en Perspectiva No 7S

Cada vez se usa más el lenguaje de la neurociencia para brindar apoyo a las aseveraciones relacionados con muchos aspectos de la vida humana.Esta edición de la serie La Infancia en Perspectiva se propone exponer un cuadro general de los campos más significativos para la investigación, comenzando (en la primera sección) con una explicación esencial pero suficiente sobre el cerebro y su funcionamiento. La segunda sección ofrece un panorama de los procesos evolutivos involucrados en el crecimiento y la maduración del cerebro del niño, en constante interacción con el ambiente, desde su concepción hasta la edad adulta. Y la tercera sección se centra en los poderosos efectos de los entornos iniciales, tanto desde el punto de vista físico como social.

El cerebro en desarrollo
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Developing Brains

Publication date: 04/2012
Author: John Oates, Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Mark H. Johnson
Series: Early Childhood in Focus

The language of neuroscience is increasingly being used to support assertions about the effects of early experiences on children’s development. This volume in the Early Childhood in Focus series aims to present an overview of the most significant areas of research, starting in the first section with sufficient basic explanation of the brain and how it functions for the research to be understood by people with little or no previous knowledge of the field. The second section gives an overview of the developmental processes involved as the child’s brain grows and matures in constant interaction with the environment, from conception through to adulthood. The third section focuses on the powerful effects of early environments, both physical and social.

Developing Brains
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Annual Report 2011

Publication date: 03/2012
Author: Various
Series: Corporate Publications

Our annual report for 2011 details our grantmaking activities and financial situation for the past year. It includes programme overviews per country and at global level, reports on communications activities, contributions from the chair of the board of trustees and the executive director, and an executive summary in Spanish.

Annual Report 2011
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El aprendizaje temprano: cómo ampliar la escala

Publication date: 11/2011
Author: Various
Series: Espacio para la Infancia No 36

Los artículos presentados examinan las lecciones que pueden extraerse de las experiencias a nivel nacional en Cuba, Chile, Perú, Sudáfrica, Kenia, E.E.U.U., Reino Unido y Macedonia, así como otras derivadas de enfoques organizacionales como el aporte de Reggio Emilia en los E.EU.U., entre otras. Otros artículos debaten sobre lo que la "calidad" significa en el contexto de los servicios de la educación inicial; otro presenta la nueva herramienta del Banco Mundial para reunir pruebas sobre lo que funciona; y otro analiza cómo la tecnología interactiva puede ayudar a ampliar el aprendizaje temprano.

El aprendizaje temprano: cómo ampliar la escala
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Early learning: Lessons from scaling up

Publication date: 11/2011
Author: Various
Series: Early Childhood Matters No 117

The latest edition of Early Childhood Matters looks at the question of how to scale up early learning provision without sacrificing quality. Articles consider lessons that can be learned from national-level experiences in South Africa, Kenya, the US, the UK, Macedonia, Cuba, Chile and Peru, as well as examining lessons at an organisational level with input from Reggio Emilia in the US, India's SEWA, the Caribbean's FDCC, ISSA in Central/Eastern Europe, and the OECD. Other articles discuss what "quality" means in the context of early education services, outline the World Bank's new SABER-ECD tool to collect evidence on what works, and ask how interactive technology can help to scale up early learning. Printed copies can be pre-ordered and will be available soon.

Early learning: Lessons from scaling up
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Violencia oculta: protegiendo a los niños pequeños en el hogar

Publication date: 07/2011
Author: Various
Series: Espacio para la Infancia No 35

La violencia ejercida contra los niños pequeños se suele ocultar cuando ocurre en el hogar y la familia. Los artículos de esta edición de Espacio para la Infancia examinan la necesidad de obtener buenos datos sobre la cantidad de niños afectados, así como de disponer de mejores pruebas que muestre "lo que funciona" a la hora de reducir la violencia en el hogar. Entre las estrategias presentadas se encuentran programas para el fortalecimiento de las familias, la involucración de los padres (varones) y el desafío a las normas sociales. Entre otras, contamos con la entrevista a Maud de Boer-Buquicchio sobre el plan de acción del Consejo de Europa; los profesores Jack Shonkoff and Nathan Fox sobre la neurociencia y la exposición de los niños a la violencia en el hogar; Marta Santos Pais, la Representante de Naciones Unidas para la violencia contra los niños, analizando qué es lo que la ley puede hacer; Chris Mikton sobre cuestiones de evidencia, y UNICEF sobre su enfoque en esta temática. Además, se cuenta con experiencias en Perú (UNICEF sobre las Defensorías del Niño y del Adolescente), Países Bajos, Suecia, Brasil y Uganda.

Violencia oculta: protegiendo a los niños pequeños en el hogar
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Hidden violence: Protecting young children at home

Publication date: 06/2011
Author: Various
Series: Early Childhood Matters No 116

Violence against young children is often hidden from view when it takes place in the home and the family. Articles in this issue of ECM explore the need for good data on how many children are affected, and for better evidence about what works to tackle violence in the home; among the strategies discussed in this issue are programmes to strengthen families, engage fathers in the early years and challenge social norms. Contributions include an interview with Maud de Boer-Buquicchio on the Council of Europe's action plan; Professors Jack Shonkoff and Nathan Fox on the neuroscience of children's exposure to violence in the home; Marta Santos Pais, UN Special Representative on violence against children, discussing what legislation can do; Chris Mikton on the WHO's quest for evidence and UNICEF on their approach to violence in the home; and contributions from the Netherlands, Sweden, Brazil, Uganda and Peru among others.

Hidden violence: Protecting young children at home
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Increasing choice or inequality? Pathways through early education in Andhra Pradesh, India

Publication date: 06/2011
Author: Natalia Streuli, Uma Vennam and Martin Woodhead
Series: Working Papers No 58

This working paper is part of the Studies in Early Transitions series emerging from Young Lives, a 15-year longitudinal study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. It explores recent trends for children growing up in Andhra Pradesh, one of India’s most populous states, based on Young Lives survey data collected for a sample of 1950 young children born in 2001 plus in-depth qualitative research.

The paper discusses how poverty levels and location are strongly predictive of whether children attend government or private pre-school. It highlights policy challenges stemming from weak governance of the pre-school sector, notably how the relatively-unregulated and rapidly-growing private sector offers to initiate children into formal learning, in English, from a much earlier age than normally considered to be developmentally appropriate. And it identifies how government provision could be improved and strengthened.

Other working papers in the Studies in Early Transitions series are Early Childhood Transitions Research: A review of concepts, theory and practice (Working Paper 48, by Pia Vogler, Gina Crivello and Martin Woodhead); Equity and quality? Challenges for early childhood and primary education in Ethiopia, India and Peru (Working Paper 55, by Martin Woodhead, Patricia Ames, Uma Vennam, Workneh Abebe and Natalia Streuli); and Continuity and respect for diversity: Strengthening early transitions in Peru (Working Paper 56, by Patricia Ames, Vanessa Rojas and Tamia Portugal).

Increasing choice or inequality? Pathways through early education in Andhra Pradesh, India
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El derecho de los niños y las niñas a jugar

Publication date: 05/2011
Author: Stuart Lester y Wendy Russell
Series: Working Papers No 57S

En este Cuaderno de Trabajo, los profesores de la Universidad de Gloucestershire (Reino Unido), Wendy Russell y Stuart Lester plantean el por qué el juego es fundamental para la salud y el bienestar de los niños. Argumentan que los países firmantes de la Convención de los Derechos de Niño (artículo 31 que  consagra el derecho al juego) y los adultos en general, deberían tomar seriamente la importancia de ofrecer unas adecuadas condiciones para que los niños jueguen. Según Gordon Burghardt, citado en este documento: "la problemática de definir el juego y su papel es uno de los mayores retos a los que se enfrentan la neurociencia, la biología del comportamiento, la psicología, la educación y las ciencias sociales en general … sólo una vez hayamos entendido la naturaleza del juego seremos capaces de entender cómo mejorar el destino de las sociedades humanas en un mundo mutuamente dependiente, el futuro de nuestra especie, y quizás incluso el destino de la misma biosfera."


El derecho de los niños y las niñas a jugar
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Annual Report 2010

Publication date: 04/2011
Author: Various
Series: Corporate Publications

Our annual report for 2010 details our grantmaking activities and financial situation for the past year. It discusses what impact our grantmaking has had, and what we've learned as we move forward with our new programme goals for 2011-2015. There are contributions from the chair of the board of trustees and the executive director, and an executive summary in Spanish.

 

Annual Report 2010
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