Learning about early childhood research has been an enlightening experience. There is so much information that it can be overwhelming. Understanding how research is done was interesting. I never realized how much work there was put into research or how important it is.
Although I really do not plan on doing research, it is nice to know the process and it gives me a better understanding of how to read research and understand the process. The biggest challenge I had was finding a research topic. Ideas that I thought important were not that easy to conduct research. This has given me a new respect for research and I plan to follow research a little more closely than before.
Planning and designing research is so much more complicated than I ever imagined. The subjects, making sure that the study is valid and organizing the research is very important. The different ways to conduct research were also interesting, the use of triangulation, quantitative and qualitative research.
This course has led me to a better understanding of the importance of research and has given me a better respect for researchers.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
week 5
I visited the Early Childhood Australia website. This website had many interesting topics.
The issue of childcare funding was a topic that seems to be international. The information focused on low and middle income families being in need. Although more funding is needed it was noted that there is an "investment of already more than $20 billion that is already being made in early childhood education and care services" (Early Childhood Australia). The amount of money being spent in early childhood is an issue that many countries are re-evaluating. The importance of early education is becoming more popular and necessary across the world. Childcare is expensive and there needs to be more assistance for the low income.
Quality care is also an issue that was discussed on this website. Across the world it is known that the type and quality of care that children receive is important. This in not only a subject that is highly researched, it is being developed across the world. Finding this information is inspirational. I am happy to see that people across the world are beginning the understand that without quality care, our children suffer.
Sometimes it is easy to forget that early childhood is a topic that has become important across the world. Visiting websites from different parts of the world are important to understanding that everyone is recognizing the importance of early childhood care.
References
Early Childhood Australia, retrieved from www.earlychildhoodaustralia.au/
The issue of childcare funding was a topic that seems to be international. The information focused on low and middle income families being in need. Although more funding is needed it was noted that there is an "investment of already more than $20 billion that is already being made in early childhood education and care services" (Early Childhood Australia). The amount of money being spent in early childhood is an issue that many countries are re-evaluating. The importance of early education is becoming more popular and necessary across the world. Childcare is expensive and there needs to be more assistance for the low income.
Quality care is also an issue that was discussed on this website. Across the world it is known that the type and quality of care that children receive is important. This in not only a subject that is highly researched, it is being developed across the world. Finding this information is inspirational. I am happy to see that people across the world are beginning the understand that without quality care, our children suffer.
Sometimes it is easy to forget that early childhood is a topic that has become important across the world. Visiting websites from different parts of the world are important to understanding that everyone is recognizing the importance of early childhood care.
References
Early Childhood Australia, retrieved from www.earlychildhoodaustralia.au/
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