Hello and welcome to my
blog,
I would like to share
with you a little about my personal research journey, however, before you begin
reading about the topic that is of interest to me I am asking that you will
share any ideas, thoughts or information that you may have on my chosen topic
that will be helpful for me as I move forward in the personal research
journey. Again I will admit that the idea of researching a topic made me
nervous at first, however, through readings since the class began I am
confident that this is going to be a terrific learning experience and I look
forward to this journey.
The topic that I chose
was family involvement. I believe that family involvement plays a huge
role in the success of all children. It always breaks my heart when the
children are so excited to share with their families about the events that they
have experienced throughout the day at pick up time (such as their artwork or
any other exciting activity) and many families are too busy on their cell phone
to stop and look or to just engage in conversation with their children.
Further, I think it is important that all families be provided the opportunity
to be able to participate in their child’s education. Unfortunately, it
can be hard for families to participate in their child’s classroom events due
to their job requirements, therefore, I think it is important for educators to
find ways for all families to have the opportunity to be involved in their
child’s education. From my main topic of family involvement I came up
with the following three sub topics
a.
The benefits for children when families are actively involved in
their child’s education.
b. The benefits that
families will experience when they are actively involved in their child’s education.
c.
How early childhood programs can support and encourage family
Involvement.
The sub topic that I have
chosen to use for my research journey would be the benefits for children when
families are actively involved in their child’s education.
Once again I look
forward to any thoughts or ideas that you may have to share with me. Also
as I began constructing my research chart, I have realized that are text book “
Doing Early Childhood Research” has a lot of good information that is going to
help me to be successful in my research journey.
Reference
Mac
Naughton, G., Rolfe, S.A., & Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2010). Doing early childhood research:International perspectives on
theory and practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
I totally agree that is important for educators to find ways for a child's family can participle in their child’s education. Parents have a lot of influence guiding the child in learning different ways. Therefore, the relationships among the three must be positive to impact their growth and development. The child would very well benefit in early childhood programs.
ReplyDeleteRandee,
ReplyDeleteExcellent topic. Currently my center has posted a sign just to help remind families to turn their phones off before entering the building, this way they will be able to communicate effectively listen to any important information concerning their child, and most importantly stay alert while entering an exiting our busy parking lot. Sounds like you are off to a great start, Good luck!
Hello Randee,
ReplyDeleteI think that family involvement is a great topic. It is so important to encourage families to understand the important part they play in their child’s education. I am always amazed when the parents look at the artwork and then toss it down on a table and leave without it. On the class discussion board, Alicia posted about nbcdi.org and they have a section on family engagement. That might be a useful resource for you. I look forward to hearing more about your findings.
Bonnie