For this blog assignment I reviewed the EECERA website at http://www.eercera.org/ which is the European Early Childhood Research Association.
The EECER is an independent, self governing, international association which promotes and disseminates multi-disciplinary research on early childhood and its applications to policy and practice. This site provides a tremendous amount of information through articles, books, and newsletter, and journal. The EECERJ journal is issued 4 times a year and it is translated in English, French, and German. The journals is an promotion and dissemination of research in the Early Childhood Education throughout Europe and beyond. I tried to review some article, but you had to be a member or pay for articles, so I was unable to read any, but they were some that I thought would be very interesting to read, such as the one on teenage pregnancy because that is a big issue where I live.
The web site also provides eUpdates which provides updated information on journals, books, conferences, and other news within a variety of areas. Also, there is an Author's Newsletter, which is very beneficial to researchers who wishes to publish work because it provides articles and other features to guide them and to establish contact with other authors.
The EECERA has a progam called the Supporting Guidance for Authors, this program helps guide authors' to publish their work, helps with writing editorials/review articles, guidance for EECEERJ referees, and guidance on research and publishing ethics.
This website is very informative and provides so much assistance and articles. This web site is very encouraging as they want to help people become published authors and to gain more insight into the field of early childhood. They also encourage communication between others to deliberate and build on ideas and interest, collaboration is a very important factor.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Research that Benefits Children and Families- Uplifting Stories
Since this course I have been thinking a lot about research and utilizing children in the research, so I took it upon myself to search studies on the Internet on children and families. I came upon a research called The FACES Study.
Head Start launched the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) in 1997. FACES is an ongoing, national longitudinal study of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of head start children; the characteristics, well-being, and accomplishments of families; the observed quality of head start classrooms; and the characteristics and opinions of head start teachers and program staff.
A random sample of 3200 children and families in 40 head start programs were studied at entry of program and assessed again after a year or two in head start and lastly after kindergarten and 1st grade.
Findings from the 1st FACES study showed head start narrowed the gaps between disadvantaged students and all other children and their families in many ways.
Some of the benefits found:
~ vocabulary and writing skills during program
~ children who scored low and cognitive measures at beginning show greater gains than those who scored high at the beginning
~ Language-minority shows gains n school readiness skills and in their knowledge of English by the end of head start
~ Gains in social skills, including improvement in peer interactions and complex play.
This study determined evidence of areas in head start program quality and staff development that needs to be improved.
This study to me was very interesting to read about and its purpose was to improve the children's well-being and education. I believe studies such as these are well worth the time and effort because it highlights areas that needs to be worked on and areas that are helping the children advance in language and other skills. Studies such as these are very important because as teachers and child care professionals we want to provide children with the best education possible so they can succeed in life and in the workforce. There were also more studies that they talked about on this site. Here is all the information if anyone would like to read more on this study or others dealing with school readiness.t
Tarullo, L.B., Zill, N., Hubbell-McKey, R., Resnick, G., & The FACES Research Team (2002). A National Picture of Head Start: The FACES Study. The Head Start Bulletin, 74. Retrieved from
http://edkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/nslc/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/2C72F6BF4DF338535DD338BDAD07206C.pdf
Head Start launched the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) in 1997. FACES is an ongoing, national longitudinal study of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of head start children; the characteristics, well-being, and accomplishments of families; the observed quality of head start classrooms; and the characteristics and opinions of head start teachers and program staff.
A random sample of 3200 children and families in 40 head start programs were studied at entry of program and assessed again after a year or two in head start and lastly after kindergarten and 1st grade.
Findings from the 1st FACES study showed head start narrowed the gaps between disadvantaged students and all other children and their families in many ways.
Some of the benefits found:
~ vocabulary and writing skills during program
~ children who scored low and cognitive measures at beginning show greater gains than those who scored high at the beginning
~ Language-minority shows gains n school readiness skills and in their knowledge of English by the end of head start
~ Gains in social skills, including improvement in peer interactions and complex play.
This study determined evidence of areas in head start program quality and staff development that needs to be improved.
This study to me was very interesting to read about and its purpose was to improve the children's well-being and education. I believe studies such as these are well worth the time and effort because it highlights areas that needs to be worked on and areas that are helping the children advance in language and other skills. Studies such as these are very important because as teachers and child care professionals we want to provide children with the best education possible so they can succeed in life and in the workforce. There were also more studies that they talked about on this site. Here is all the information if anyone would like to read more on this study or others dealing with school readiness.t
Tarullo, L.B., Zill, N., Hubbell-McKey, R., Resnick, G., & The FACES Research Team (2002). A National Picture of Head Start: The FACES Study. The Head Start Bulletin, 74. Retrieved from
http://edkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/nslc/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/2C72F6BF4DF338535DD338BDAD07206C.pdf
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
My Personal Research Journal
I have chosen to look more into play and how it is important to children's social, emotional, and cognitive development. Play also is important when it comes to children's health and learning within the classroom. I think this is a very important topic because I believe parents, policy makers and others are not realizing how play is a huge part in children's development and its like play is pretty much disappearing from the classroom and curriculum.
This topic is meaningful to me because I watch my little cousins and my niece and nephew as they dread going to school in the morning times. They say, "school is boring because all we do is sit all day at our desk." Teachers worry so much about teaching the test that they are forgetting about children needing a break to get up and move around because they are not going to retain much information when they are stressed and tired from sitting all day and being lectured. Children learn so much by exploring and discovering their surroundings and by interacting with other children. This is an important time for children to build bonds and friendships.
I think so far, I have learned some valuable information about research and the set up of research. I have found out how important it is to take the time and make sure each research article is creditable because just because it is online it doesn't make it a liable site. Research is a timely process and it worries me about having the time to conduct research and put the information in correct in the paper. The information we have read so far will hopefully lead me in the right direction and help me to successful set up my paper correctly.
Does anyone know of any sites that provides information about play and development or does anyone like to share their thoughts and opinions and play and development?
This topic is meaningful to me because I watch my little cousins and my niece and nephew as they dread going to school in the morning times. They say, "school is boring because all we do is sit all day at our desk." Teachers worry so much about teaching the test that they are forgetting about children needing a break to get up and move around because they are not going to retain much information when they are stressed and tired from sitting all day and being lectured. Children learn so much by exploring and discovering their surroundings and by interacting with other children. This is an important time for children to build bonds and friendships.
I think so far, I have learned some valuable information about research and the set up of research. I have found out how important it is to take the time and make sure each research article is creditable because just because it is online it doesn't make it a liable site. Research is a timely process and it worries me about having the time to conduct research and put the information in correct in the paper. The information we have read so far will hopefully lead me in the right direction and help me to successful set up my paper correctly.
Does anyone know of any sites that provides information about play and development or does anyone like to share their thoughts and opinions and play and development?
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