I chose to focus on the topic of cultural responsiveness in the Early Childhood Education field. I chose this topic because of my personal and professional experience with this issue. I currently work at a very diverse center with Caucasian, African American, Asian, and Hispanic children. It's important for all families to be respected and feel a sense of belonging when they bring their child to school each day. The environment should be representative and respectful of all cultures. This motivates children to learn and gives them a sense of pride. It also opens their minds up to learning about others and teaches them respect.
During this simulation I learned more about this topic. I also gained a better understanding of how to research and evaluate scholarly articles. It took a while in finding good resources that focused on my subtopic. When I searched my topic I was given articles that focused more on Early childhood in general. I had to really dig deep in finding quality resources that focused more on cultural awareness in the field. Does anyone have any advice on how I can better narrow down my search results to more articles based on my specific topic? I would appreciated any responses.
