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I visited the Child Research Net website: https://www.childresearch.net/projects/ecec/reports-ecec/asia/.

The site is a non-profit internet-based child research institute in Japan (Child Research Net, (CRN, n.d.). The site is user friendly, well organized, and inviting. Under the project tab, I focused on Early Childhood Education and Care around the world (ECEC), which offers articles on these topics and are varied based on the individual differences in culture and beliefs (CRN, n.d.).


In this section, I found research-based articles on Play and about brain and education, for instance, language learning and literacy in infants (CRN, n.d.). Also, Since my passion is children with special needs, I found under the same research Tab, a variety of articles on this topic worldwide. One of the pieces caught my attention, written by Harini Sampath (2010), Autism in India. The article described the personal author experience in visiting an inclusive children camp, where typically developing children attended the camp with children with ASD. I was surprised to learn about India’s effort to raise awareness for children with autism.


Besides, under the Tab Papers and Essays, I found a large selection of health and medical issues focused on the effect of the COVID 19 pandemic on children, expectant woman, and their newborn (CRN, n.d.). Furthermore, under Data Tab, I found on this website a large selection of research base articles that offer information and access into some survey and longitudinal study related to early childhood education. This section could provide us a valuable resource that focuses on diversity. Lastly,  I found it interesting to see articles in Japan focusing on fathers’ role in child-rearing.

References:

Child Research Net. retrieved from: https://www.childresearch.net/projects/ecec/reports-ecec/asia/

Sampath, H. (2010). Children with special needs. Center for IT in Education (CITe), International Institute of information technology Hyderabad, India.

 Retrieved from:

https:https://www.childresearch.net/projects/special/2010_01.html





 

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  1. kamikkahughes.blogspot.comOctober 10, 2020 at 4:28 PM

    Hi Ktantanim,

    How interesting that in India they have a camp for children with ASD! Is the camp only for children with a severe case of autism or for all children with different levels of autism? I am surprised as well about the awareness of autism in India because I have not read or seen it before.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 11, 2020 at 4:50 PM

    Hello Ilana,

    The camp for children with autism is interesting. It reminds me a camp in this area called Camp Rehab in which children without handicaps are partnered with children with physical handicaps. It is beneficial for both parties. I also find it interesting that there is a push for fatherly involvement in the Japanese culture. I would say that there fatherless homes was a topic of interest in the United States a few years back. I remember hearing statistics of children that were raised without a father figure. I would imagine it is a comparable social initiative.

    Samantha

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