Saturday, August 23, 2014

Reflection



As I embarked on this journey of research, I found that I had a lot to learn.  I not only now know how important it can be, but how in-depth it can be.  At the beginning of my course in research it seemed as if I was reading a foreign language, however, after working through defining terms, understanding the in depth components, and relating my own real world classroom to the research I am able to begin to grasp the research concept in early childhood.  I now understand that work that goes behind a research question.  As I read research papers that others have written, I am beginning to understand the work that had gone into these papers.  Coming up with a research question is only the first step in finding answers to the burning issues in early childhood. 
Before this course I never viewed myself as a researcher.  I now feel that as a professional I have questions that come from my experience of working with children and I see trends and ideas in the early childhood that field.  I now feel the burning desire to answer some of these questions with valid answers.  This research class has given me the tools to begin the process of answering those burning questions and giving back to the field. 
 



4 comments:

  1. Tisha,

    I truly enjoyed this class, it was very enlightening. I never understood all of the dynamics of the research process until now; I have a deeper appreciation for research after taking this course because I know what it takes to be a competent researcher. I consider myself a beginner researcher excited about learning more to become an experienced researcher. I am confident that in the future I will be a competent researcher where others are researching my research study for their literature reviews. I understand why we need research the EC field, I will continue my quest to contribute to the EC field as professional who enjoys working with children.

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  2. Hi Tisha,
    thankyou for sharing. I agreed with you. Before I took this course, I thought I knew how to do a research since I have done some business research in the past. But the academic research is quite different in terms of approach, design, ethical standards etc. It is very fruitful taking this course as it is very informative.

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  3. Hi Tisha
    I can relate to how you felt about research. I struggled with my research question, I think I finally got it. I am happy that I had a chance to experience this class. We can do a research study and have very little problems. This class was very informative.
    LaNea

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  4. Tisha,
    Thank you for your insights that you have given. I had some problems with getting my research question narrowed down but I think that I finally was successful toward the end of the class. At the beginning of the class learning about the words and what they meant and reading all the articles that we had to read was like speaking a foreign language. The important thing was that we kept right on going and kept wading through all of the information week after week. I know that you will go on to do great things. Good luck in your future classes.

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