When I think of research.........

I think that although  research is very complex and involves many steps, it is undeniably necessary for any society to improve their lifestyles and learn how to confront social issues.From now on when I read something that is backed up by evidence based research I will be more appreciative of all the work that entails.

My ideas of the nature of conducting research have changed because now I can see any topic can have many variables and although researchers try to make it specific, those extraneous variables will always be present in any situation.

The lessons I learned in the planning of Early Childhood is that the researcher must have very strong ethics, work collaboratively with other researchers, and always be open for unexpected outcomes.

The challenges I encountered were the terms used because before this course I was not very familiar with many of them. The way I faced these challenges was by doing further research on the terms and not just what the textbook offered. Sometimes the terms can be more understandable when they are simply worded differently.

My perceptions of an Early Childhood professional have not changed. I always knew that individuals who work in this profession are hard worker dedicated individuals who want to make a difference in tomorrow’s generation. And now, all of the students from this class are joining them in this worldwide effort, including me.

WEBSITE WEEK 5

 

The website I chose to analyze this week is http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/

Early Childhood Australia’s mission statement is:

Early Childhood Australia will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

The website offers a link to a series of books for educators that range from partnerships in early childhood to the significance of adult-to-adult interactions in early childhood education and care settings. All the books in the series are evidence based and are backed up with years of research. These are topics that pertain to everyone internationally. What I did find disappointing in this website is that it does not offer much information if you are not willing to buy. I was able to see they have man valuable resources but all of them are for sale. In my opinion, this website was more of a business than an organization.  And although just when I was about to give up, I did find the link to the past newsletters which covered some good topics, the focal point of the website is selling and not informing professionals. The website even sells the membership. I was surprised this website was listed as a resource.