First of all, I would like to thank all my fellow classmates for sharing your experiences and comments. It is through my colleagues, I have gain further insight on the subject at hand. Thank you all and much success.
We may research the most effective teaching practices and curriculum to provide every child the equal opportunity to learn. Families would like to receive the most valuable resources and support for themselves and their child. It takes research on our end to provide the information they need. “Children benefit from research when it is used appropriately and thoughtfully, combined with the insights of experienced practitioner to create what has been called evidence based practice” (NAEYC). To ensure our research is valid and free from bias, there are mixed research methods to help through the process.
Interesting enough, every family and child have unique needs from diversity, language, abilities and so forth. I personally, would like to gain insight on inclusive classrooms and special education. In return, I can feel competent in the subject by providing valid facts on the subject at hand. Ensuring we utilize ethical practice, research plays a key role in how we can utilize the best practices to meet the needs of all children and their families.
The field of Early Childhood is constantly changing and I am willing to gain further knowledge in utilizing research. There is more career opportunities other than Teaching in the Early Childhood field. Overall, one should always consider the well-being of the child. It is within the provision of Society for Research in Child Development, a person should use no research procedure that may harm the child either physically or psychologically.
Resource
Mac Naughton, G., Rolfe, S.A., & Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2010). Doing early childhood research: International perspectives on theory and practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw- Hill.
National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). Using early childhood research. NAEYC. Retrieved from
http://www.naeyc.org/research/using
In what ways have your ideas about the nature of doing research changed?
What lessons about planning, designing, and conducting research in early childhood did you learn?
What were some of the challenges you encountered—and in what ways did you meet them?
What are some of the ways your perceptions of an early childhood professional have been modified as a result of this course?
