mind. Not being able to understand research studies was a little intimidating and I honestly didn't know a whole lot. As we come to the completion of this course I can say that I know more now than I did starting at week 1.
My ideas about the nature of research hasn't changed. Research is important, it can still be hard to understand but now I have a foundation that will allow be to be better prepared when reading research studies and when conducting my own.
Some of the lessons about planning research that I have learned is first you have to be interested in the topic and others would need to want to know more on the topic. A good research design is imperative as well. I also learned to dertermine what types of research there is and differences between qualitative and quantative research, what to look for when trying to find credible sources for research and here in week 8 about equity being just and fair. Although I believe their is more to learn about research I am confident that what I have learned throughout this course will be beneficial to be as I continue on in the field of early childhood education.
The biggest challenge that I had during this course was refining my research topic so that I could find the best information on the topic. I met these challenges with the help of Dr. Darragh and her providing feedback from the countless emails that I sent to her and for that I say thank you.
I would also like to say thank you to all of my colleagues for you feedback, from your post on blogs and in discussion board because reading your comments that were given to me and the post that you all did throughout the weeks were a big help in becoming more familiar with research.
Research is and always will be important in the field of early childhood education.
Thanks again for all of your support!! Good luck in 6164!!