Week 8 Building Research Compentency

In what ways have your ideas about the nature of doing research changed?

I really enjoy research.  I have been in market research my whole life.  My mother owned and operated her own market research company.  This research that we did in this class was very challenging.  Learning how to read studies was a huge discovery for me.  Research is very important and learning that there are specific ways to reach the outcome was very interesting. I know that research is a very needed part of developing theories, especially for the early childhood field.

What lessons about planning, designing, and conducting research in early childhood did you learn?

There are many technical terms in doing research.  There has to be precise accuracy to reach the ultimate goal. I found that most of the designing is not as hard as it is to read.  I know that I had to break the different designs down into little pieces for me to understand.

What were some of the challenges you encountered—and in what ways did you meet them?

This subject has been very challenging to me.  There were many words that I could not pronounce and understanding the meanings were a challenge as well.  I used the internet and the book, Doing Early Childhood Research as a reference with everything. Comprehending the complicated reading was a huge challenge for me.  After breaking many of the readings down into several different parts, I think I am starting t understand it more.

I know that if I get involved in the research aspect of this, I will be the idealist and I will have to have another person on the team to help decode and design the project. I think research is not a strong strength of mine. 

What are some of the ways your perceptions of an early childhood professional have been modified as a result of this course?

I think that the only perception that I have is that I want to learn more.  Reading everyone’s posts and what they were researching and their interests, I will continue to research and teach myself how to the best I can to get the results that I am looking for so that I can be the best leader in the field of Early Childhood! 

Thank you everyone for all your wisdom.  Thank you Dr. Davis for your knowledge.

Effective Programs and Practices EDUC 6161

Well here is my post!  A week late.  This online school is still new to  me.  I just want to say hello to everyone.  I am excited to learn from this class.  I feel that the relationship with families is important in the growth and development of children.  I am looking forward to learning from each one of you. Thank you again for your patience.

I just want to thank everyone for all their knowledge shared. Thank you for an outstanding advisor for taking the time and patience to teach me and allow me to explore new views of how to make the world a better place for children to learn, explore, experience and live!

I want to thank everyone from this class for all the support.  This has been an awesome class.  I have learned so much from the different leaders that spoke and from all the class participants.  You are all leaders yourself and I have learned so much from you.  I am going to take this information and add it to the resources and continue to grow and excel in this early childhood field.  Thank you again! : )

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

This is one of my favorite books to read with the children.  The rhyming, prediction and the excitement of reading this book brings out the true child.  I use this book and there are endless activities with this book to meet the social, emotional, cognitive, large muscle, and lets the creative juices come alive in the children.

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