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.
Hi Felecia,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! You chose an interesting topic! It took me a while to find good resources on my subtopic as well, but the ones I ended up finding were very helpful/useful. I think your topic is still very broad. I would try narrowing it down even further. Try thinking of a specific aspect of cultural awareness. Maybe: The importance of cultural awareness? I hope this helps!
Ashley T.
Hi Felicia,
ReplyDeleteYou have chosen an interesting topic this week. It is important to understand and respond appropriately to the cultural needs of children and their families.You are right in saying that 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. Did you identify a specific sub-topic that relates to your area of study? I wish you the best as you continue along this interesting journey of building research competencies.
Hi Felicia,
ReplyDeleteGreat topic choice. My topic is very similar to yours and I also worry about narrowing it down. I think that you will find a lot of information on the topic, you may just have to choose the sources that will work for you.
Hi Felicia,
ReplyDeleteI think that cultural responsiveness is a topic that goes unseen or ignored in many early childhood settings. More and more ECE settings are becoming very diverse with families from different countries, speak different languages, and backgrounds, so we have to be prepared as educators to accommodate and remain flexible to meeting all their needs. I suggest that you try a strong search engine like Google or Bing, and try searching first for "diversity in ECE". This may help. Many Blessings, can't wait to see your outcome.
I am very interested to learn more about your research in supporting multicultural populations in early childhood environments. I came across an interesting article when we were enrolled in the Issues and Trends course. Han, H. S., & Thomas, M. S. (2010). No child misunderstood: Enhancing early childhood teachers’ multicultural responsiveness to the social competence of diverse children. Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(6), 469-476. Hope that it helps.
ReplyDeleteGreat choice of topic! We are living among many cultures. As a childhood professional, I believe that we need to be well prepared in working with the children from many backgrounds.
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