When I Think of Research

I love research because I’m an analytic person; some may say a type A person who needs to know the function of matters. Research speaks volumes to my heart! It really doesn’t matter about the population of groups study but, whatever I’m researching, there will most likely be a twist.

The insight gain from the course are the vocabulary words that I will never forget “qualitative  and quantitative” as my examples, the “understanding the research chart “ was my favorite assignment to do, “it didn’t mean that I always got it right, BUT I could express my understanding of what I was try to learn .  Now I have the understanding of a protocol, the steps of planning, designing and conducting have guided me  in how to think through, collect necessary forms and proceed with caution, while working with children and families.  The ethical rights of children, the inform consent, the formal consent and the respect for others if the participants were no longer interested.  When I think of challenges, I can’t say that I really met any; it was all about learning and growing in knowledge.  

Finally, because of my research simulation project of “Teacher burnout in early childhood education” my perception and compassion of teacher responsibilities has grown deeper. Early education in a child care center is HARD work, especially if you claim to be a quality center.   Therefore, CHEERS to the best research class ever!!!!!! I have learned lot about myself and others.

 

Research around the World

Research around the World

·         Some of the articles today are still current research topics that deserve attention like;

·         The Development of an Integrated Early Childhood Development Urban Model Training Program for Informal Minders and Community Volunteers in Ghana

·         Involving Fathers in Early Childhood Care and Development -Nigeria -

·         Coordinating the Development and Implementation of the 2003 – 2013 National Action Plan (NAP) for Children in Malawi

·         Parents’ and Other Caregivers’ Perception of Early Childhood Development Needs and Quality: A Study of the PLAN-Assisted Programmes in Bawjiase, Ghana

A lot of the articles are out date YET timeless, it still speaks to the stagnant or progression we have made in ECD.   

 I have gained

Just from exploring the  http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major.report.php   I have come across an idea to  contribute to my center .  The article “Involving Fathers in Early Childhood Care and Development “   written by ; Rosemary Hua  of Nigeria,  inspirited me to take a closer look at father participation  in child care.   We have fathers from one extreme, to the other meaning ; helicopter fathers who make it impossible or uncomfortable for educators to do their jobs or from the other end of the spectrum  fathers that  are missing in action. This particulate article is about getting fathers involved more, they are even asked how they view children , an  interesting reply from a father  from Nigeria was “Mr. Swem, who is about 65 years old, said: “A man without children is like a farmer who eats all his corn without keeping some seeds. He will have nothing to plant next year.” http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major.report.php

Interesting comparison,  just from this website alone I find this to be  noteworthy,  it seems that most men have allowed mothers to take the lead in child care and I’m sure that the mothers convey information about their child’s development growth from the educators stand-point,  however I can see and indicator (from what  moms share, or how lost fathers  look at drop off or pick up) that  educators need to support the moms and focus in on giving the fathers  their own club to receive  information

Reference;
Involving Fathers in Early Childhood Care and Development http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/major.report.php