WEEK 5

Research around the World

For this week research around the world, I decide to follow the link to early childhood Australia. Early childhood Australia advocates for quality, equity and social l justice in education and care of young children (birth-8 years).While exploring through their website, and searching through their journal archive, I found so many research topics that address different issues affecting children, their education and care, families and the early childhood field across the world. I selected some research related to my research topic and some other insightful journals and listed below is a brief explanation

 -The transition to school of children with developmental disabilities: Views of parents and teachers

The research addresses early intervention programs through an inclusive school setting for children with disabilities to help them transition to school effectively. Data was collected from opinions of parents and teachers, through questionnaires regarding 62 children participating in the transition to school program. Opinions was to determine the success of the program, although there were reports from parents about lack of preparation  for their child’s developmental needs by the teachers and the teachers noted limited resources as their challenge. Findings from the program can bring about effective transition-to- school programs in the early school years with children with disabilities

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood – Volume 37 No 3 September 2012

-Young school-aged children’s behavior and their participation in extra-curricular activities

Extra-curricular activities afford children opportunities for development and can also influence their behavior. Children’s behavior is an important predictor of their future successes or failures. This study investigated the relationship between behavior and participation in extra-curricular activities in children aged between five and eight years.. Participation, number of activities, and duration of activities were all associated with children’s behavior. Children who participated in extra-curricular activities had lower behavior scores than those who did not. The results suggest that children benefit from participating in two or more activities for 80–90 minutes per week(ECA,2012).This research serve to benefit every child ,because it has been found to influence behavior positively which is necessary for success in and out of school

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood – Volume 37 No 3 September 2012

Developing the understanding of the role of interpersonal interaction in early literacy development: A case study of a Thai public preschool

The study focuses on the role of interpersonal interaction in early literacy development in one public preschool school in Bangkok, Thailand. Specifically, it explores and analyses the nature of interpersonal interaction and collaborative activities the teachers employ in teaching literacy to children. The paper concludes that raising professional knowledge of the significance of interpersonal interaction, and focused professional development which builds and maintains teacher awareness of their teaching of literacy, would enhance children’s literacy development in Thailand.(ECA,2012)

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood – Volume 37 No 3 September 2012

 Children’s strategies for making friends when starting school

This research topic explores matters of friendship when young children are starting school, and how they initiate friendships. In audio-recorded conversations with researchers, the children proposed a number of strategies, including making requests, initiating clubs and teams, and peer intervention to support a friend. Their accounts drew on social knowledge and relational understandings, and showed that having someone, a friend, to play with was important for starting school. Children gave serious attention to developing strategies to initiate friendships.(ECA,2012)

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood – Volume 37 No 2 June 2012

 The insights or ideas gained from exploring research issues from the website are that there are continuous effort through research work to ensure that all children benefits from quality education and care, and that all children are given equal opportunities. The first research issues I wrote gave me an insight on the impact of early intervention for disable children through inclusive programs, which I believe it, is a good transition strategy, giving resources are available and teachers and caregivers are well equipped for the task. Another insight is on the importance of extracurricular activities on behavior, and how interpersonal relationship with parents can help a child early literacy as well as the importance of peer friendship in coping with school

The information I found relevant has to with the reconciliation plan of the early childhood Australia. A reconciliation with the aboriginal and Torres trait islanders, I believe every effort should be made top ensue e each child benefits from the early education field but this can only be possible if we are united for the same cause. Reconciliation is therefore a step in the right direction