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I chose to focus on the impact high-quality programs have on poverty stricken preschooler’s cognitive development. I chose this topic because the earlier the seed is planted, the better chances for these children to be successful in life. These are the most critical years for development to take place and we as professionals need to take advantage of this time to ensure we lay a strong foundation in which children will be able to continue building upon. We have so many children and their families living in poverty today. Many end up falling through the cracks, but I believe that if we get out in our communities and advocate for the well-being of these children, some will be able to rise above poverty. If we miss these opportunities, we may never be able to get them back or spend extra time and money trying to catch up. We can start by advocating for more funding to support social services for both the children and their families.
I found the chart to be somewhat challenging when having to define the words using my own words, but I enjoyed the assignment. I think this was a very useful tool and I will be more apt to remember the words and their meaning. I think the most challenging part of the assignment was narrowing down my sub-topic. I don’t know how many times I changed it. Finally, I decided to start writing about what I wanted to gain more information about and then I was better able to narrow down the subtopic. After researching my topic I realized why it’s so important to narrow the topic down. Wow! I was all over the place trying to cite other scholar’s findings to support my interest. This process I found to be very time consuming. One insightful piece of information I gained through the research process this week and that is, I couldn’t gain access to some of the journals. I went to a couple of sites and the only way to gain access is by purchasing the book or journal or paying a price to gain access for a certain amount of time. I started thinking to myself, this must be the authentic research.
I most definitely welcome any insight or references you may be willing to share with me to make this course/process easier and in return, I will provide any insight or references I feel can be a benefit to you as well.
I understand your difficulty in narrowing down your sub-topic. My general topic was also very general. After reading the chapter in our text book this week, I became very concerned about taking on too much. The idea that a research project can address one small issue that can be combined with other research helped me a little. I love your topic! I have worked with low-income preschoolers for many years and see the great value in having research to support the need of these services.
ReplyDeleteI think you have a great topic. Focuing on high quality programs have on preschooler's cognitive development. I understand what you are going through looking for credible research articles. I found I have to go through school websites or organizations websites to obtain credible information. I am looking for information on if there was no state funded child care assistance would there be so many children in childcare outside of the home.
ReplyDeleteBrenda, I see that we share the same topic. I must agree that dealing with poverty for a child at an early child can either have to outcomes. 1 outcome will be that is all they see and they will began to get set in that mind frame, or 2 outcome it will motivate them to do better and exceed abuntantly to have a better way. I to feel that a preschooler's development is more than important because they are our future and they should have the best opportunities offered.
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