This week I looked at Australia’s early childhood
research. Some of the research being
done focuses on service delivery for families living with children with
disabilities, the challenges of teaching the arts and how teachers’ feel about
this. The website also offers a research
in practice section. One of the topics caught my eye because it is similar to
my research simulation. The topic is learning and teaching through play. The
book is available for purchase and provides a lot of great information about
play. There were also several articles that focused on play. Obviously, this is
a hot topic in Australia
at this time.
One thing I noticed as I explored the website is that many
of the research going on internationally are also being researched in the United States.
Internationally a lot of the topics including bullying, children with
developmental disabilities and at risk and play based learning. I think it would be interesting to see if the
results of the research are the same as in the United States.
This website offered a lot of great information about
research as well as policies. There was also a lot of access to other resources
including magazines and journals. I thought the website was user friendly which
is really important when doing research (in my opinion). I enjoyed exploring this organization and
website.
Reference:
I thought that was interesting as well that we are studying an international website and that site is posting studies from the United States. Some of the articles on bullying and child development were very interesting. I also found this site to provide valuable information and resources.
ReplyDeleteAmber,
ReplyDeleteI did take your suggestion and I looked at some of the articles on play based instruction. I liked the article entitled. "Why Play Based Instruction.” I think the article had some great suggestions for teachers, it too had a couple of references that may be helpful in your research simulation. I liked the statement, “Play does not happen in a vacuum it is usually undertaken within a physical and social space.” (Lester & Russell, 2008).
Let me know if I can help you in any other way. Did I give you some of the titles of the articles that I have on, “play?” I would be more than happy to share them with you!!
Millie
References:
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/every_child_magazine/every_child_index/why_play-based_learning.html