ED 303 Research No.1 PDF
ED 303 Research No.1 PDF
ED 303 Research No.1 PDF
Abstract:
The first year of life is an essential phase for all psychological areas in the child
development. The key competences, vital for all development processes of the child,
focus on the communication and the socio-emotional competencies, mostly because the
infant is strongly dependent of adult care environment. The quality of the primary
caregiving relationship can configure the cognitive, affective and social development of
the child in the first year of life. This study is aiming to identify the objective and
psychological factors related to the development of early communication competences of
the child in the first year of life and to identify the best predictors of these competencies,
in order to conceptualize the best strategies to help the parents in their parental
educational tasks and to prevent any delays in infant development. The study identifies a
complex system of factors influencing the infant's communication skills, the prerequisites
of communication being in relation both with the individual characteristics of the child in
the first year of life, mainly the temperament and resilience, and with maternal and
paternal factors, such as emotional maturity, patterns of primary attachment of the
parents and the mother/father reflective functioning.
Reference: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1260573.pdf
Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM- MORONG
Province of Rizal
Abstract:
With research supporting the benefits of professional learning communities in
transforming schools, school leaders need insight and understanding into how to lead the
organization toward successful implementation. The purpose of this study was to
examine the role of the principal in developing and sustaining professional learning
communities in elementary school settings. The exploratory, sequential, mixed method
case study was conducted using Hord’s (1997, 1998, 2008) Five Dimensions of a
Professional Learning Community as the theoretical framework. The research design was
a quan→QUAL sequential approach, with priority or dominance given to the qualitative
phase (Greene, 2008; Johnson & Onwuegbuzie, 2004). Triangulation of data sources and
Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM- MORONG
Province of Rizal
methods added strength to the findings. In the initial phase, 107 teachers from eight
elementary schools from one school district in a southeastern state responded to the
PLCA—R instrument (Olivier & Hipp, 2010a). The PLCA—R data provided insight into
teachers’ perceptions of the extent to which PLC practices are found in elementary
schools. The quantitative data analysis led to the selection of two elementary schools with
strong evidence of PLC practices to serve as cases for the qualitative phase. In the
qualitative phase data collection at the elementary schools included interviews with
principals and teachers, observations of PLCs, and artifacts. Both within case and cross-
case analyses were conducted to determine the extent of PLC practices and findings
related to the role of the principal. With strong evidence of vii PLC practices, three themes
were developed concerning the principal’s role in developing and sustaining PLCs:
relationships matter; principal support is critical; and structure is important. The themes
fall within the supportive conditions dimension of PLCs (Hord, 1997, 1998, 2008). As
elementary principals lead their schools in developing PLC practices, they can benefit by
recognizing the impact of principal support on the process. Principals can also foster
PLCs by building trusting and caring relationships and by developing structures that
support the collaborative work found in PLCs.
Reference:
https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2336&context=utk_graddiss