When I think of Research...

When I think of Research...

This was a great course on training individuals the importance of research and how to conduct research. Going into these course and has taken research course before I found out you could never learn all the importance of research. My ideas of nature changed dealing with research by having a clearer understand. I can say that I am not the most effective researcher but I have learned many different techniques on choosing a research question, developing hypotheses, and the steps that needs to be taken when conducting research. The lessons I learned when planning, designing, and conducting research is making sure you choose a topic of interest. Make sure that the topic you chose to research is useful to yourself as well as others. I also learned it takes time and consider that amount of time you are willing to spend when conducting research. One of the most challenging things for me is getting started. I have such a passion about early childhood and children that I couldn’t figure out what interest me the most. Choosing one specific topic had me at a pause from the start. Ones I research the issues in early childhood it helped me to choose a focus that I was interested in because I am working with many children who living in poverty and receive help for their children to attend a quality child care center. Ways my perception of an early childhood professional has been modified from taking this course is seeing the hard work we do to enhance the effectiveness of the field. The studies that are being conducted everyday take time and the preparation is doing through hard work.   

International Research

A few international research topics are Addressing EDC captivity building and leadership development in Africa, evidence of individual commitment to child well-being and broader social development within the country, identify significant early childhood goals for the country in the years ahead, advancing ECD within each participating country, and across sub-Saharan Africa and improving the quality of life for children and their families in Africa (Early Childhood Development Virtual University).  

Some surprising information I found from the article I selected on Africa was the amount and the time it takes for the students to receive diplomas and certificates (Early Childhood Development Virtual University). In Sub Saharan Africa it takes three years to complete a Masters level degree, one year for the professional specialization certificate program and a one year graduate program (Early Childhood Development Virtual University). I also learned that the ECDVU is not just a locally program but also global (Early Childhood Development Virtual University). The School of Child and Youth Care offers a great way of experiencing the education that helps with children, youth families and communities who are experiencing troubled issues (Early Childhood Development Virtual University). The teachers, students and professionals are involved in many different locally, nationally and  internationally educational research projects (Early Childhood Development Virtual University). Child and youth care graduates work as doctors and leaders in local agencies, government departments and educational schools (Early Childhood Development Virtual University). Child and youth care as a professional career is known on a level to meet the well-being of children, youth, families and communities and explain developmental outlooks, social skills, and the use of relationship in therapeutic interactions with one another within the lifespan (Early Childhood Development Virtual University).

Some other noteworthy information I found was some research the professionals at the ECDVU has conducted Dr. Daniel Scott, director of the University of Victoria's School of Child and Youth Care, his recent research project into childhood peak experiences may have an impact on how young people are counseled in clinical, school and vocational settings. Dr. Marie Hoskins of SCYC will be asking that question as she undertakes a three-year study of teenage girls who are using, or have used, the street drug. When it comes to substance abuse, CYC’s Dr. Gordon Barnes is looking at the root causes and long-term development of addictions for over 30 years.

Reference

Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). http://www.ecdvu.org/ssa/index.php