The area that I have chosen to focus my research project on is behaviour. As ‘good behaviour is a necessary condition for effective teaching to take place’. (Ofsted, 1993, p.1) in (Croll and Hastings, 1996, p.72)
Behaviour is a key aspect of society and often spoken about in the media. It is said that teaching children what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour, will help them to being a better citizen in society later on in life, by shaping their minds right from wrong from an early age which a nursery setting does Smith (2004) from (Learning Theories and the Family, 2013) .
“Discipline is the process of teaching children the values and normative behaviours of their society. It is the guidance of children’s moral, emotional and physical development, enabling them to take responsibility for themselves when they are older.” This quote by Smith (2004) from (Learning Theories and the Family, 2013), shows why behaviour is worth researching.
What is your proposed title of your research project and what are your proposed research questions?
A research title should short, explanatory, clear descriptive (Pardede, 2014), were as good research questions should be ‘should be clear, specific, answerable, interconnected and substantively’, (Punch, 1998, p.48) in Robson (2002).This is why my research questions directly link to my research title and follow on from each other.
My research title is: How is behaviour controlled in a nursery setting?
1. What are the strategies in a nursery setting to control behaviour?
2. Are these strategies working?
3. What other factors are seem to be important in managing behaviour?
Identify three key texts relating to your research area and briefly state how these are relevant to your research?
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...hed based around controlling behaviour in a nursery setting to help me collect data. However if I used this methods, I would need to consider the reliability, ethics and validly of the information, which may be more of a problem then a solution.
However to overcome any problems I may face when carrying out my research project; I intend to do a pilot study which will help improve and solve any problems I may have. As pilot study is referred” to -called feasibility studies which are "small scale version[s], done in preparation for the major study" (Polit et al., 2001: 467) in (Teijlingen and Hundley, 2001). By conducting a pilot study it will give me advance and warning about were the project could fail, what needs to be improved and also whether proposed methods and instruments are inappropriate or too complicated. (Teijlingen and Hundley, 2001).
Discipline, the way to obey rules and codes of behavioral attitudes, using punishment to correct disobedience, an essential ingredient for “good” can be found within our childhood schools. At the start of Wes Moore’s school years, Wes Moore had problems with motivation to go to school and he would skip school with some of his classmates who skipped the same day. This lead to a lack
Walliman, N. (2005) your research project: a step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher. 2nd ed. London: Sage Publications Ltd.
After considering the information in this week’s instructor guidance and readings, I have selected the research topic:
What are the main ideas and/or issues of the article as it relates to the chosen topic?
A psychological perspective that provides some insights is behaviourism, which was established by B F Skinner (1976). Behaviourism is underpinned by the idea that a person’s behaviour is shaped by their experiences which can be changed by learning new behaviours. Norman and Redfern (1997) define behaviour as the individual’s actions and activities which are shaped by the environment, place, time, persons and objects present in the activities. They go on to suggest that behaviourism is a philosophy of mind with assumptions about human nature. This perspective focuses on behaviour and its consequences which can be characterized by positive reinforcements (Norman and Redfern, 1997).
Behaviourism is a view that indicate that a learner is essentially passive, responding to environmental things in the world. The learner begins as a clean slate and behaviour is manner through positive or negative reinforcements. Both positive and negative reinforcements induces the probability that the antecedent behaviour will happen again. In contrast, punishment (both positive and negative) reduces the likelihood that the
There are many key components to shaping a young child 's life and could be better implemented through professionalism. I like to reflect back to the “Children See Children Do” video, which clearly proves children imitate/learn verbal and nonverbal cues from adults. As a teacher, it is necessary to be the best version of yourself everyday, in order to pass those actions along. This not only affects a child 's ethics but it also generates better behavior which affects the parents lives in a more positive way outside of the classroom. This module has taught me many different techniques when working with a misbehaved child. For instance, I plan to use self awareness in my classroom to keep a positive tone and eliminate poor body language. I will also use breathing methods for children as well as myself to establish a well-rounded classroom. Professionalism is such an important role in shaping our young child 's lives and it deserves to be stressed more which will in turn create a better learning
4.) Identify the content needed to answer the 5 questions above. This is the heart of the assignment. After researching your five questions, summarize what you learned. You may use professional websites, professional journal articles/references, people, community resources, etc. to help you answer the questions.
There are numerous influences within a child’s environment that can impact their behaviour such as; economics, education, gender and religion (Morrow, 2011). All these factors combined can shape a child’s belief system and determine an individual’s acceptance and tolerance of certain behaviours. For example, if a student has a strict routine at home where they must take their shoes off before entering the house and no other students abide by this rule in the classroom, the student may take offence to this and lash out at those students. A teacher observing this behaviour may perceive the child’s emotion as misbehaving because they may not understand the student’s cultural values. It is important that caretakers and teachers are aware of the social constructs that impact students so they can be aware of the possible reasons behind student’s behaviours. Behaviours displayed by a child can be explained by looking into their ecological systems to understand why the behaviour is
behaviour and more specifically the way it plays a role in the lives of young
Children’s behaviour is constantly changing and evolving as they learn about themselves and construct their own identities within different environments. The sociocultural theory acknowledges that social interactions are central to these continuous changes in thoughts and behaviour, varying significantly from one culture to the next. The key focus of this essay is to determine what behaviour is, with the consideration that behaviour is a socio-cultural construct and whether "Children’s capacity to choose appropriate behaviour is influenced by their developmental ability, temperament, interactions, life experiences and environmental factors” (Government of South Australia, 2004).
This behaviour framework helps to identify the purpose of aggressive, social withdrawn and depression of the child’s inappropriate behaviour, and to support educators, parents and other preschool personnel to develop interventions to address her behaviour. It also focuses on recognizing cognitive, emotional and environmental factors that contributes to both non-occurrence and occurrence of her targeted behaviour (Conway, 2009). For example, as the child is not ready to wait for her turn/ failure and ends with upset, in this situation, the child’s behaviour might escalate if she learns that the inappropriate behaviour could ruins her enjoyment of the ball game. The framework helps to identify the relationship between the child’s inappropriate behaviour, and the incidents before and after which triggers her behaviour to occur again (Porter, 2007). The Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) mainly deals with multi-method learning, problem-solving, child- centered and collection of data, this process can be conducted by observing and recording the behaviour (Conway, 2009). This plan can be developed by implementing ABC [Antecedents-Behaviour -Consequences] Model. Antecedents – recognizing action before
What is your purpose? What are your career aspirations? What type of research do you want to conduct? What topics and methods are you intending to pursue?
The most significant feature of an investigative study is the precision and simplicity of the investigative problem. For a brief assertion, it definitely has a great deal of influence on the study. The statement of the problem is the central position of the study. The problem statement should affirm what will be studied, whether the study will be completed by means of experimental or non-experimental analysis, and what the reason and function of the results will bring. As an element of the opening, profound problem declarations satisfies the query of why the study should to be performed. The reason of this essay is to discuss the features of an investigative problem; in addition, the essay will center on what constitutes a researchable problem; the components of a well formed Statement of Research Problem; and, what constitutes a reasonable theoretical framework for the need of a study.
This is why early childhood teachers need to know and use different strategies that can influence positive prosocial behaviours in children. One strategy that teachers could use I modelling. Modelling is where teachers are able to show children the positive behaviours expected from them. Since children are learning by observing others, modelling is a low interactive strategy for teachers to use (Arthur, Beecher, Death, Dockett and Farmer, 2012). Children are able to learn positive behaviours though watching interactions between teachers and other children. According to Hyson and Taylor (2011), this strategy works, since children are more likely to develop prosocial behaviour through imitation. An example of prosocial behaviour could be when a teacher is consistently generous and caring towards the children. Children are more likely going to copy this behaviour when observing. Another strategy to promote prosocial behaviour which can be used by teachers is through building a secure relationship with children. Since children’s learning and, social and emotional development is strongly influenced by relationships (Ministry of Education, 1996). Teachers can use their secure relationship with children to help influence prosocial skill development by acknowledging children’s behaviour. Though acknowledgment teachers are teachers are able to praise good behaviour (Arthur et al., 2012). This