Blog Assignment: When I Think of Research...
The two insights I have gained about research is confidentially and ethics during this course. We as researchers have to be willing to report our finding and not to mislead our participants.
My ideas about research have changed due to the many options available to use when researching. Such as using qualitative, quantitative or mix method approach.
According to Oakley (2004), suggest concerns about paradigms being split between early childhood educations. I learned the job of using designing is to represent the study. When a person looks at the design of the study they need to know right away what the researcher is trying to convey. I also, learned that planning and conducting research is not an easy job and as job to be able to oversee everything and be open to new things when researching for early childhood.
One of my biggest challenges was trying to understand the terms. There were a lot of new terms for me. Triangulation was a term that was new to me. I learned later it basically was using the perspective of others to be better informed. I also was challenged each week with more terms that I was not familiar with. I might these challenges simply by reading the instructors feed back and trying to do a little be more each time. Eventually this led me to see the bigger picture of what we were creating during this course.
I now am more aware of the role played by a professional in early childhood seeking information that could inform me better about my students but also has showed me there are rules to be followed in the quest of finding out information. Such as confidentially and applying ethics at all times.
The insights I have gained in research are about confidentiality making sure every precaution is taken to ensure the rights of participants. I learned that even researcher ethically cannot personal misuse there authority to further their gain in the careers. Such as asking questions they personally want to know.
My ideas about the nature of doing research changed when I learned so much more about mix methods of research. I believe by entering into research methods allows such a wide range to choose from. This can be very valuable in doing research.
My perceptions of an early childhood professional have been modified by the way I look at research now. One example is how as professional we are always are to be respectful to the children and include them if possible. I learned new ways of interviewing children by using pictures. These things helped modified this course for me.
