Research that Benefits Children and Families-Uplifting

 

I choose the second options because I had the opportunity to do some extra research on the topic that interests me. It was great to learn about good research and how research can affect children in the long run. As a professional in the early childhood education field it is very important to understand the meaning of conducting research and the use of young children as participants. One insight that I get is that researchers are required to report any child abuse however they also are required to keep any information confidential that regards the child privacy. I also learned that ethical research have great benefits in term of learning about children behaviors, social ability with others, and emotional behaviors. For this reason I would choose the topic of divorce on children because everyday a child face the emotion of having their parents get a divorce.

My findings on this topic is that the divorce rate went up 79% sense 1980 and 2 to 5 children will experience their parents getting a divorce by the time they turn eighteen year old. In this case those children will have a high level of emotional behaviors that affects their life through adulthood. This research was conducted on how divorce is affecting children life as well as their behavior after their experience of having their parent’s separate. The insight that I get from this research is that young children are at risk for confusion from having one parent that no longer is living in the household. I cannot imagine the effect of having your life changed overnight without any explanation, and knowing that it would not be the same for a long time. This research contribution to the early childhood field so that professionals can have a clear understand on child emotional behaviors. Overall it was a great experience learning about divorce effects on children because as a person that grew up with a single parent, I understand the emotional behavior those children are facing.    

 

My Personal Research Journey

I have learned so much the past two weeks about the research process. I know it will be a bumpy ride before I master the research process. However with the help of my professor and my colleagues I will become proficient in how to conduct a research. This week I learned how to simulate research and scan research documents for important information for research report because research is all about collecting information from other researchers as well as conducting experiments for confirmation on the topic in question.  It was a great experience for me because I did not think I will ever have the opportunity to learn how to conduct a research and now I can hope someday I will publish my own article as part of my contribution to this field.

I choose to research children brain development because I work with children from six weeks to middle school and I found each one is different as far as their thinking as well as their learning ability. This Subtopic: Children Their Emotional Process is one of my subtopic that I will research for this week’s assignment. In fact I will needs my colleagues helps during my search for more in-depth information for my writing research report and at the end of the research for results on what make children think differently and when does it change to the adult thinking phase. So far I learned the principles for high-quality research such as ethical, purposeful, imaginative, and so forth. Another insight that I gain is the steps on how to write a research report. Overall I feel like I am getting somewhere with my research learning techniques.

I am looking forward to working with my colleagues as a team for success; therefore I am asking if any of my colleagues have any advice for me or any insight that may help me with my research process. I do not have any additional website that I can share but I have used these three websites for more information about children healthy development and they are www.naeyc.org, www.zerotothree.org, and www.unesco.org. If any of my colleagues can share their sources with me, it would be greatly appreciated.