EDUC 6163: Building Research
Competencies
My Personal Research Journey
The specific
topic that I have chosen for my research simulation for this course is: An
examination of the impact of poverty and literacy on the social and emotional development
of children at the early childhood level.”
I am
particularly drawn to this topic based on the experiences that I have had in
previous courses that I have studied. I also believe that as an early childhood
advocate, it is incumbent on me to continue to raise the awareness level of the
powerful impact that poverty can have on the social and emotional development
of young children and their families. It is my hope and desire that as I continue
this research simulation I will be able to expand on how to build an impartial
high class early childhood education system
that will be reactive to the social and emotional needs of the
marginalized and undeserved children in the early childhood student population.
As I
continue to immerse in this research process, I am excited about the knowledge
that I am gaining from the different resources. However, I know that I can feel
overwhelmed at times, especially at this time when I realize that balancing
work and reading has been chaotic for the past month. Despite these challenges
though, I am learning to be extremely meticulous about reading for important
facts while eliminating those details that may not be relevant to the research
topic. An important fact from the textbook that I wish to include here that has
helped to drive my interest so far is: “Every part of the research process may
offer surprises” (Mac Naughton, Rolfe & Siraj-Blatchford, 2010 p.9). In
other words, our experience with the research tool will indeed be an interesting
one.
An important
insight that I have gained so far from the construction of the research chart
is that of ensuring that every section is covered by APA format. This is
something that must never be forgotten seeing that it is documented facts done
by someone else.
One thing
that I will request of my classmates at this point in time is for additional
resources/ websites that will expand our knowledge not only on poverty but our
understanding on any other aspect in the early childhood field such as ways to
facilitate the physical, social and emotional well being of young children and
their families living in poverty via literacy.
I am looking
forward to share any resource or insight that I have with my fellow colleagues
on their topic too.
The
following websites are very important to me as I research on poverty and I do hope
that my colleagues will find them helpful too.
Children’s Defense Fund. (2010). Ending childhood poverty.
Retrieved from
National Center for Children in Poverty. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nccp.org/
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (2004). Publications.
Retrieved from
Reference
Mac Naughton, G., Rolfe, S.A., & Siraj-Blatchford, I.
(2010). Doing early childhood research: International
perspectives on theory and
practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Colleague Sharon,
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed a worthwhile endeavor to examine the impact of poverty on literacy and the social and emotional development of young children. Poverty is such a multi-faceted experience affecting all areas of children’s development. I wish you success in your research.