The topic I have chosen for this research journey is: Childhood Coping Skills:Techniques and Strategies
The reason for this topic choice is professionally my goal as a child advocate is to help children succeed specifically if they do not have a parent or family member looking out for their best interests or are not focused on their needs. A child's emotional needs should not be overlooked and my desire is to be someone that can know how to handle a delicate situation and have the tools and knowledge of how to help a child through the situation and teach them how to cope and deal in a healthy way. As an early childhood educator it is important that I strive to help and teach the entire child not just physically but cognitively and emotionally as well. When this class is done it is my hope that I not only learn the research skills necessary to being a life long learner but also techniques and strategies that can help me help the children I will have the honor of helping in the future.
In these first couple of weeks I have already began learning important pieces required to productive research. The basis of any research is find reliable sources that are credible and trustworthy. The keys to that was explained to me during our discussion assignment where I figure our the important things to find and pay attention to when find article on the internet.
The challenge of research is a new one for me and the journey is exciting and scary for me. If my colleagues can share any tips on how not to over analyze the tasks we will be presented with I will be extremely grateful.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to your feelings. I am also both scared and excited. This is a research-worthy topic. I work with children whose lives are very stressful due to maternal alcohol and other drug use. The inconsistency that comes with that lifestyle is definitely harmful to healthy development. Most research projects stress the importance of adults in providing those coping skills, but I think if we can empower children and teach them coping skills that would be wonderful. I will definitely stay tuned. What age group are you interested in?