Description
Activity Time:
2 Hours; Additional Time for Study, Research, and Reflection: 1 Hour
Directions:
Background
The ECE field was greatly impacted by the following three research studies. Review each study and determine what impact they may have on the future of the ECE field. Pay particular attention to the questions and topics from Module 1 and the challenges facing the field today.
The Perry Preschool Project
Reference: HighScope website [https://highscope.org/] under the tab “Our Research”
Head Start Impact Study
Reference: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. (2010, January 15). Head Start impact study: Final report, executive summary. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Program
Reference: Search the Vanderbilt University website [Vanderbilt.edu] and click on Research.
Initial Post
Select one study to discuss in your initial post. In your post, address the following:
What are three important impacts this study may have moving forward in the field as it relates to defining our purpose, identity, and responsibility as a profession?
Reply Post
In your reply post, write a reflection on at least two students’ initial posts. Select one post from a peer who discussed a different study and select one post from a peer who selected the same study. Address the following prompts and questions:
How well did you peer relate the study to the purpose, identity, and responsibilities of our profession moving forward?
What else could they have added to further support these goals?
Share examples to support your ideas.
