When I think of research
When I was pursuing my bachelor degree I had to take an
introduction to research class. At that time, just the word “research,” in my
opinion, was boring enough and by the time I complete the course, I was sure it
was boring, and not to mention that was extremely hard for me to grasp. I did
receive a decent grade, but I told myself that I would never (if I could help
it) take any more courses that involved research. Well as the old saying goes “the
rest is history.” However taking “Building Research Competencies,” and how the
course was instructed gave me a whole new and positive outlook on research. I may not receive the grade that I am hoping for, but I can truly say
without any regrets that I have learned more(which in book is much more
important than the highest mark) about how to conduct a research paper than I
had anticipated
In fact, I actually have come to respect and love research. So
much so that I now plan to make research a part of my early childhood career. I
know I still have a great deal more to learn but at least I am no longer petrified
at the prospect of conducting a research project/paper.
The lesson that I learned and will always hold dear to my heart
is that I can do a research paper as long as I stay focus and take little steps
at a time. In the area of what I have learned about research and early
childhood is that like everything else when dealing with early childhood, it is
very important for the researcher to respect the rights of children, their families,
and the families’ beliefs and values. I
also believe that as educators pursuing the field of early childhood it is our solely
duty to only want to protect and serve the rights of our young children. It is also very important for us as educators
to help instill others who are involved with young children with the same attitude.
Lastly but certainly not least, It is also our responsibility to look for and
provide the proper educational tools(data)
that will only enhance the developing
process of a young child’s total wellbeing well on into their adulthood (Mac
Naughton, Rolfe, & Siraj-Blatchford, 2010, 182-83).
For me, I believe that my biggest challenges were and perhaps still
are learning how not to become overly sensitive. That is to say that when I believe
there is an injustice I need to exercise more of my professional side and a
little less of my personal side. Another thing that I find challenging is being
able to 100% understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative research,
that is just when I think I am understanding the differences I review a piece
of article or information concerning the two and as a result I get the feeling of being uncertain
to say the least.
I would like to take the time to thank all of my colleagues, in
reviewing your post, and in you viewing mine. The responses from you all was very insightful as well as helpful. I hope
that I was able to provide some insight to you all as well.
Reference
Mac Naughton, G., Rolfe, S.A., & Siraj-Blatchford (2010).
Doing early
