WHEN I THINK OF RESEARCH
- What insights have you gained about research from taking this course?
- I acquired and practiced the skill of how to read a formal research article.
- I learned how to narrow down a general research topic to related subtopics.
- I learned how to identify valid research articles.
- I learned the code of ethics involved in doing research.
- In what ways have your ideas about the nature of doing research changed?
I now know the
importance of the ethical issues that must be considered before doing research.
I now know that specific guidelines to which all researchers are supposed to
adhere to regardless of their personal values and beliefs.
- What lessons about planning, designing, and conducting research in early childhood did you learn?
That is a
systematic process that begins with a general topic that must be narrowed down
to a specific task. The process of designing must be thought about carefully
and crated to fit the topic at hand. Conducting research is a process that must
be of an equal power between the researcher and participant.
- What were some of the challenges you encountered—and in what ways did you meet them?
The terminology
was the greatest challenge. The chart given to us by the instructor was a
helpful tool in learning the terminology. Ethical concerns and the way to
address them in regard to technology use in the early childhood classroom was a
challenge. I read valid research that addressed these concerns and how they
could be addressed.
- What are some of the ways your perceptions of an early childhood professional have been modified as a result of this course?
I now know and understand the importance of why an early
childhood professional must be a consumer of reliable and valid research.
