Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National Level
Since ECE
issues cannot be separated from a national ECE condition in the field, I need
to get involved in the national level in order for me to be able to face the EC
challenges that I have. Out of so many communities or organizations which aim
more to specific region or concern, I come to choose the following 3
communities:
HIMPAUDI (Himpunan
Pendidik & Tenaga Kependidikan Anak Usia Dini Indonesia) or an association of teachers and
educators of young children in Indonesia, is gathering EC educators and
teachers to educate the nation by increasing their professionalism, caring for
their welfare, and by setting EC organization standard and building partnership
with any parties. I am interested in getting involved in this organization
because they are relatively new so they must need members and contributors.
They are an EC organization in the country which is open to anybody interested
in developing EC in Indonesia in any aspects. I believe I can contribute the
knowledge and insights that I have received from my EC course in this community.
guru.or.id – Indonesia
Memanggilmu untuk Menulis, is an online forum for any teachers or educators to have the
opportunity to share insights and ideas through a writing. They claim
themselves to be the professional resource and development from teacher
network. Its orientation isn’t specifically on EC, but it is open for EC. I
find this forum to be interesting and may be beneficial for me to share ideas
and my knowledge through writings for EC community. This forum may also be the
media for me to practice and develop my scholarly capability.
PLAN Indonesia is the representative of PLAN, an
international EC organization which works for 51 developing countries including
Indonesia. They are promoting child rights to end child poverty and lift
million of children out of poverty. Their core areas of working are on basic
health services, water & sanitation, economic security and education &
school improvement; and they offer people to sponsor a child, to make a
donation, to become their global corporate partner and volunteer. This last
offer interests me. Being their volunteer or at least helping them disseminate this
information in my community and finding ways to promote partnership can be
useful either for them and for my community of practice.
Resources
HIMPAUDI
(http://himpaudi.blogspot.com)
Guru.or.id
(http://guru.or.id)
PLAN Indonesia
(www.plan-international.org/where-we-work/asia/Indonesia)
Dear Brigitte,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the Indonesia originations of EC field at the national level such as the association of teachers and educators of young children in Indonesia (Himpunan Pendidik & Tenaga Kependidikan Anak Usia Dini Indonesia - HIMPAUDI). This community of practice is similar with The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) of U.S.A. The HIMPAUDI is more likely as the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE). NAECTE members are people from all across the United States and from countries around the globe. They are joined together by the common interest in Early Childhood Teacher education.
Reference
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATORS, (n.d.),Welcome to Our Site, Retrieved from http://www.naecte.org/
Brigette - Your work sounds very interesting and it would be interesting to learn more about the differences and similarities between ECE in Indonesia and the USA.
ReplyDeleteWorking with PLAN Indonesia sounds very interesting. Do you think issues of poverty in Indonesia are similar to those in America. I love that the internet has allowed us to all connect on behalf of children and families all over the world.