70 Session 3
Symposia Advancing Comprehensive Early Childhood Intervention S3.01 Development and Application of the Methodological Guide: Research for National Situation Analyses on Early Childhood Intervention Symposium Organizer: Emily Vargas-Baron (USA) presented by Kristel Diehl (Colombia) Affiliation : RISE Institute Conducting comprehensive primary and secondary research on ECI systems and services is essential for preparing national ECI organizational frameworks, costed strategic plans, laws, guidelines and procedures, standards, training plans, and monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems. Data are gathered through surveys, focus groups, and interviews to enable future participatory planning, consensus building, and negotiations. In 2022, UNICEF and the RISE Institute published the Methodological Guide: Research for National Situation Analyses on Early Childhood Intervention. The Guide was initially developed by the RISE Institute in Georgia and Myanmar and expanded in Croatia. It was field-tested in Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Kosovo and is available on the websites of UNICEF, ECDAN, and the RISE Institute. Since its publication, the Guide has been applied in Moldova, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and selected Albanian municipalities. The Deputy Director of the RISE Institute will discuss the development and contents of the Methodological Guide and present the sequential mixed-methods approach, including quantitative and qualitative analyses and data triangulation. This approach enables the full participation of ECI directors, personnel, and families in ECI services; identifies challenges faced by ECI organizations, personnel, families, and children; and lays a strong foundation for developing national ECI costed strategic plans and sustainable ECI service systems. The lead author of the ECI Situation Analysis of North Macedonia will present the study’s implementation, conclusions, and recommendations. RISE Institute’s macro- economist will share highlights of a comparative study of ECI financing that will be published in a forthcoming article. Contributing Papers Preparation, Conclusions and Recommendations of the National ECI Situation Analysis of North Macedonia Presenting Author: Aleksandra Karovska-Ristovska (North Macedonia) Affiliation: Ss Cyril and Methodius University, North Macedonia Primary Research on the Status of National ECI Systems and Services to Prepare National ECI Policy and Systems Presenting Author: Kristel Diehl (Colombia) Affiliation: RISE Institute Sources of ECI Funding in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Examples from Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Tajikistan Presenting Author: Natalia Kakabadze (Georgia) Affiliation: RISE Institute
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