Friday, October 26, 2012

My View of Early Childhood Research


My thoughts and reviews in regard to Early Childhood have surely shifted since the initiation of this course.

* I know that I feel less intimidated when reviewing research material. I now approach it with greater ease.

* My ideas have changed in regards to how I view research. I view it less from a theoretical perspective.

* When I think about planning and designing and conducting research I still see it as a process. It is a process that has to be conducted with a great deal of thought and organization.

* The challenges specifically for me throughout this course had to deal with my abilities to understand vocabulary and the terms that I was not familiar with. The weekly charts helped in respect to keeping up with and applying the new terminology.

* Initially the formation of the research simulation hypothesis was a bit of a challenge. But with the support and guidance from our varied professors, this barrier became less of a challenge.
* My perceptions of early childhood professionals have been slightly modified, since the inception of the course. I see a new role for the early childhood professional, that is as a researcher.

1 comment:

  1. Millie,

    I have enjoyed going through this process with you! You have given me a lot of great information and I appreciate that. I was also intimidated by research and the process, however, now I feel I have a better understanding of what I am reading. I believe this will help me in future courses. Good Luck to you! I hope we have another course together!

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