Through this course, I have gained valuable knowledge about research. I have learned that deciding research topics would need to be carefully considered over and over again. From week one to week seven, we have carefully reviewed what we have learned and refined/modified the research topic. Every time I modified my research topic, it became more specific and related to what I want to do. Moreover, research should do no harm to children in any way. Researchers sometimes want to receive the intended results and might ask wrong questions or present inappropriate activities to children. One more thing that I learned about the research was to have children consent to the research, not just the parents. Children have the right to decide whether they want to be participate in the research or not.
I want to thank the instructor, all the colleagues and classmates for helping me throughout the course. Through discussion board, I have learned colleagues’ thoughts and supports/ideas and these have enriched my mind about early childhood education. I have learned a lot about research during the course and hope to use the knowledge to support my children and families.
