Early Childhood Research - 535 Words

Research is an asset for practitioners who believe in evidence based practice (Aubrey et al, 2006). This essay will define research and explain its value to early childhood educators and the early childhood education field. â€Å"Research is a systematic investigation to find answers to a problem† (Burns, 2000, p.3). Research begins with defining the project, preparing a research proposal, choosing the appropriate methodology and method, searching and reviewing the literature, choosing the participants, using proper methods of recording the data, analyzing the data, and writing reports regarding the findings (Dawson,2009). A researcher must also follow research ethics, which forms the base of an unbiased, meaningful and significant research (MacNaughton, Rolfe Blatchford, 2001). Researchers categorize research on the basis of the purpose of conducting the research. Research can be exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, generalisable, predictive, pure, applied, and so on. However, educational research comes under the category of social research as it concentrates on the improvement of teaching system and practices for the betterment of the society (Mutch, 2005). There are various methodologies in education research like survey, case study, ethnography, experiment, action research, programme evaluation and many more (Mutch,2005). Action research is one of the most popular research methodology practiced by early childhood educators and follows qualitative approach of researchShow MoreRelatedThe Research Study Of Early Childhood Education873 Words   |  4 Pagesrelated to the researcher’s study of Early Childhood Education. The chosen topic considered the achievement gap among students with learning disabilities in the context of the Common Core State Standards. As guided by the research questions, the researcher will present key literature, which supports the findings of the thesis. 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