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When I Think of Research...

     My research simulation is about the positive impact of child-centered education approaches applied in early childhood education on children's social, emotional, mental, language, and cognitive development. This is important in the early childhood education field, as many schools use a child-centered curriculum. Most parents also prefer this kind of education.      I think that a quality, well-prepared early childhood education has a strong effect on children's development and learning. I can see in my literature reviews that there are severe studies on this subject. Many international studies reveal that child-centered early childhood education and care are beneficial for developing language, reading, mathematics, and socio-emotional skills that form the basis for later school success. These data indicate that practices that will support children's development and learning are directly related to qualified early childhood education.     ...

Exploring International Early Childhood Research

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       For this week's blog post, I chose to explore ChildResearch.Net , a Japan-based child research web site. Obviously, websites from many different parts of the world, especially from Europe, have been my favorite, but it will be the first time I will have examined such a site. As with every site, there are the most up-to-date articles and papers on Child Health, Children, Pregnants, and Newborns effects of COVID-19 . I have accessed some specific resources on Early Childhood Education and Care, early childhood advocacy. Although there are documents related to Asia and Japan, information is also very intense worldwide. In the section entitled ECEC worldwide, reports on different geographies can found. Children's "Learning Attitudes to Learn," Reports and primary data from around the world are available. • Japan • Asia • Africa • Europe • North America • Latin America • Oceania      Although I found the website's content full and dense, I saw t...