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From SDG Academy 23 August, 2019
6,045 playsEducation is crucial for global development and for the success of sustainable development, but this chapter discusses the content of learning to be good citizens in a… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
1,589 playsAn introduction to the course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. This course is about children in the context of the… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
951 playsEarly care and education is an important sector for young children because it is where children spend the most time aside from their family worldwide, and it corresponds… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
524 playsThis chapter is about socio-emotional development, about when the children develop the important skills for cooperation and contribution in terms of pro-social and moral… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
507 playsThis chapter contains a brief introduction to the concept of development. Development is not just a function of nature or nurture, but the interaction between biology… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
201 playsThis chapter discusses the revolution in neurobiology that are giving us a deeper understanding of how early experience affects the developing brain. Early experiences… -
From SDG Academy 6 October, 2020
85 playsRecording of a live Q&A with Dr. Aisha K. Yousafzai from the SDG Academy course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. … -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
148 playsResilience is the capacity and the reality of overcoming adversity and producing positive outcomes in spite of risk factors that increase the probability of a poor… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
122 playsThe Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) made no mention of Early Childhood Development except for infant mortality and maternal mortality, which the world has made… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
124 playsThis chapter discusses the development of cognitive and executive function skills across the ages of three to eight, focusing on themes including pretend or symbolic… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
75 playsThere are three main language skills that researchers follow in young children: phonological development, or the ability to perceive and produce the sounds of… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
141 playsAdversity has disruptive effects on the development of the brain and body, especially when children are living in environments burdened by deep poverty, exposure to… -
From SDG Academy 23 August, 2019
33 playsIn this video, Professor Richard Cash interviews Professor Vikram Patel on the topic of mental health issues on a global spectrum. This video is licensed under the CC… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
65 playsLanguage skills continue to develop rapidly between the age of three to eight, most noticeably in vocabulary, pragmatics, which is how children use language in… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
79 playsThis chapter is about cognitive and perceptual development form age zero to three, focusing on three themes that change a young child: attention, memory, and… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
51 playsThis chapter discusses multi-sector platforms to promote ECD, including health, nutrition, education, social protection, and child protection. Children can experience…