When I Think of Research.....

When I think about research there are multiple different thoughts that comes to my head. First I think of the possibilities of all the information I could retain from any topic. Through out this course I have learned that even though research can be extremely beneficial it can also provide you with information that may be more detrimental to your research than accurate. Not all research is good research.

When I first started this course the idea of research frightened me. I didn't know how to accurately know how to look up information for a research project or how to determine if the information I was using was beneficial. I have now learned how to determine how to determine which research is going to be helpful to my topic of study or if it is even useful at all.

When it comes to research within the early childhood field I have learned it is important to have a general topic and then subtopics when it comes to research. During this process I have learned that I have a broader spectrum that I can research on.
 
Without knowing the proper way to research and what information is useful in my study. I found myself struggling to complete research studies and apply the information I found into my current papers.
 
One topic that stood out the most to me was the study between right wrong and the ethics of the study. Ethics is a vital part of the successful early childhood study.

I have learned the positive impact that research can have on my professional early childhood study interactions. Even though I have learned a lot from my personal and professional experience this course has allowed for me to learn how to increase my understanding  and apply it to my professional outcomes.







From the beginning of this educational journey I have learned one of my biggest supporters has been my fellow colleagues. I would like to thank you for all your support and insight during this process. 

Research Around The World

"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for future." JFK

Since the beginning of my journey in this Masters program I have tried to keep my focus in an area internationally that in some way is related my life or those within it. From the beginning I have been studying different areas in Africa, specially in the Ghana surrounding areas. 

A few of the research topics that caught my attention were:
       "The development of an integrated Early Childhood Development Urban Model Training Program for Informal Minders and Community Volunteers in Ghana"
      " The Status of Coordination and Supervision of Early Childhood Education in Ghana"
      "Parents' and Caregivers' Perception of Early Childhood Development Needs and Quality: A Study of the PLAN- Assisted Programmes in Bawjiase, Ghana"

Something I have learned within this education field is no matter what part of the world you are in their is always someone else reaching out to resources in your nation to make theirs better. The ECDVU in SAA "is committed to improving the quality of life for children and their families in Africa. This program seeks to accomplish this through working, on a sustained basis, with ECD leaders from across the continent."

While looking through this website I found multiple journals I would like to look deeper into and possible apply them to my professional life.