Saturday, December 1, 2012

Blog Assignment: Research Around the World


*       What are some of the current international research topics?

*       In the Australian Community a significant amount of research is being focused on the middle years.  Identifying the disconnect and establish more effective teacher student relationships seems to be the topic of the research found on http://www.acsa.edu.au/pages/page32.asp

*       What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website? If I understood the website correctly that early childhood teachers working with children birth to five years must possess early child teaching qualification.    I also was very surprised that the focus of early education was stated that is main focus was children experiencing success in learning.  That is such a wonderfully vital role to focus on.  I think most organizations want children to experience success in learning but do not make it a focus.

*       What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?

*       I did not find any interesting links on the Australian Curriculum Site.  I was able to find note worthy information on the EECERA.  This is the site had a link to the Korean Institute of Childcare and Education.  This site had numerous links to the type of research that is being done in Korea.

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3 comments:

  1. I agree with you about there not being enough focus on children experiencing success of learning-everyone is too ready to push them ahead instead of watching them grasp new knowledge. Great post
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  2. What type of research are they doing in Korea? I understand that there are extremely high family expectations for high school and admission to college. Is that reflected in high stakes early learning of academic skills?

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  3. Haley, I found the link to Korea on the EECERA website to be very informative! I love how the focus there revolves around improving the quality of care for low income and disadvantaged children. There was an abundance of information of different research. Thanks for sharing!

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