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S1/Ep.10 "ECD Forums – creating community support with Jessica Blom"

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ECD Forums are formal or informal gatherings of Principals, Practitioners and community members with the function role of connecting with each other in areas or communites.

Jessica Blom shares her research highlighting the value of a collective experience and shared knowledge which is strengthening the ECD sector in a number of ways.

Links from Episode:
https://cecd.org.za/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-blom/

https://www.facebook.com/CentreForEarlyChildhoodDevelopment/

Thesis still to be published online *Link to follow*

This episode was supported by the DG Murray Trust
1 Jul 2020 English South Africa Social Sciences · Education

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