Research Around the World

After reading the directions for the blog assignment, I was excited to know that we were given the opportunity to explore different websites that allowed us to obtain information on research topics that were being conducted internationally.  We had to choose only one of the three websites that were listed so I decided to take a quick look at each of them to determine which website I would further explore.  After a quick search on each website, I decided to use the Early Childhood Australia website as the focus for this week's blog assignment.  This was the best choice I could have made because I was very pleased with the information that was shard on the website in which early childhood professionals could really benefit from the information that focuses on different issues and topics within the early childhood field.  

Just like any early childhood professional, Early Childhood Australia is an advocate for children in which the organization is developed to provide information on different topics, issues, and research in order to provide others, such as families and professionals, with quality information on the early childhood field.  Some of the quality information comes from different research topics in which the organization sheds light on different research that has been conducted in hopes of informing others about the studies.  One of the research topics that caught my attention was Early Childhood Flexibility Practices and Patterns.  This topic was a project developed by Early Childhood Australia that is funded by their government.  The purpose of the project includes the opportunity to detect groundbreaking practices that are being implemented or may have the possibility of providing flexibility the types of care families and children can receive, showcase how quality programs and services run effectively, and the identification of the different issues or problems that prevent the increase in flexibility through other sources (Early Childhood Australia, n.d.).  I feel that this type of research study will allow other childhood professionals the opportunity to address some of the issues and concerns that prevent them from becoming a high quality program.  IN addition, this will allow other programs to be reviewed to determine the path they need to take in order to provide flexibility in their practices and patterns that they develop.

As I continued to explore the website, I am across some other information that would definitely be valuable as I continue my journey to becoming an early childhood professional.  The new insight that I gained from the website was through the exploration of the supporting best practices section of the website.  Every early childhood professional wants to know the practices that exists that will allow them to better serve and provide resources to both families and children.  In this case, any professional can come to this website and view information on several best practices that include working with children of different ages, emotions and feelings of children, and their rights (Early Childhood Australia, n.d.).  This information can be considered noteworthy because the information I read in the different sections will allow me to become more informed on the different topics in which I will be somewhat knowledgeable on each of the topics.

References

Early Childhood Australia. (n.d.). Early childhood flexibility practices and patterns. Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/projects/early-childhood-flexibility-patterns-and-practices.html.

Early Childhood Australia. (n.d.). Supporting best practices. Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/supporting_best_practice/supporting_best_practice.html.