Early Childhood Development in Global Contexts

Harvard HSPH

Around the world, an estimated 250 million children under the age of five are failing to meet their developmental potential. Nevertheless, culturally sensitive interventions to promote early childhood development (ECD) are not widely integrated or prioritized in health and education platforms. This interdisciplinary course introduces students to core concepts in ECD, cross-cultural theory, contexts of risk and protection, and early intervention and policy. Course meetings will combine…