As I finished the chart for Part 1 of this week's assignment I felt burdened a bit because I am still unsure of the topic I want to chose for my research simulation. Do I chose self-regulation for preschool students? Is this topic too broad? It is something that I deal with everyday. Or do I chose Parent/Family involvement? A topic that I know I will find information about but seems very difficult to simulate research for because it is not something that the parents in my classroom do, but it would be beneficial to me because it is a MAJOR issue in the district that I work in, especially in early childhood.
As far as the elements of this course, I was really thankful for the info on critiquing research found on the internet and how to read a research paper. Why did they tell us this before!!!!! I can think back to all the times I was reading the method and procedure sections and just hoping I did not skip important information about the topic. Looking back...clearly I was not missing anything substantial.
Does anyone have any insights to the topics discussed
above? Any suggestions to what to narrow in on? I am leaning toward
family/parent involvement.
Alyssa,
ReplyDeleteBoth topics are interesting and will lend to more understanding of their importance in young children’s learning. Self-regulation in preschool children is a topic receiving more focus due in part to its effect on school readiness. In Texas the public school system is creating more classrooms for 3 and 4 year olds in public school. Developmentally most are not ready for the public school system’s structured environment.
Have you considered investigating “how race effects parent involvement?” Here is the link to a research study on the topic.
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED512394.pdf
Thanks so much for your input that is a great help!
ReplyDeleteBoth are great topics and I think you would be able to find some wonderful research on both. I guess my suggestion about which one to choose would probably be which one you are more interested in or which one relates to your experiences in your work?
ReplyDeleteHope that helps :) best of luck!