When I Think of Research

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• Insights have I gained about research:

Some insights I have gained from studying research of the early childhood field are, because subjects such as terminally ill patients and those with mental challenges where unfairly treated in earlier studies. As a result the Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) through the US department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed research guidelines that must be followed.

• Lessons about planning, designing, and conducting research did learned: 

Topics from your ideas and questions about the chosen concerns that you would like to see changed or to just shed some light on the issues.

• Some of the challenges encountered, and how were they met:

 I encountered challenges with narrowing my topic down. I was able to combat this challenge by continuous reading and thinking about my topic, but really helped me was when the study explored Qualitative, Quantitative approaches.

• Some perceptions of an early childhood professional have been modified as a result of this course:

The perception I had at the beginning of this course turned out to be very different from what I thought. Although my thoughts were one of an intense study the process of research is work, but not as intense. It was work, but it was fun, it was enjoyable. As an early childhood professional I am so glad to see that there is so much research information done for better understanding the field. It encourages me that society as a whole will continue to grow into more understanding the importance of this profession.