OASIS CONNECTION MINISTRIES
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Founders
    • Mission Statement
    • Board of Directors
  • Resources
    • Conferences
    • Scholarships
    • Trainings
    • We Care Outreach
  • Media
    • Archives
    • Podcast
    • YouTube
  • Gallery
  • Empower
  • Equip
  • Contact

Eduflections (Volume 1. Issue 4)

2/10/2011

 
Tom Cruise makes a good combination with perception and reality in his quote; “Perception and reality are two different things”. Perceptions and the educational world. Sounds odd in a field that is expected to be accurate in all it does. Perception is a reality in the educational world. The dictionary defines perception as the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind. Another definition has it as the immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities. In a layman’s language, perception can be defined as coming into a conclusion by reason of what I can see, feel or observe. There is a problem making decisions based on perceptions due to the inaccuracy of sight, feeling or observations. All these inaccuracies comes inherent as human beings part of our human package.

A parent perceives a teacher does not like her child. A student perceives that a teacher is mean. A student perceives that another student is unfriendly. A teacher perceives that a student is out to intentionally disrupt class. You get the picture; perception brings a false sense of accuracy of judgment whether valid or not.

One major way perceptions are corrected in the educational world is through research. Research is a systemic investigation to establish novel facts; in other words it does not base its established facts on just sight, feeling or observations. It involves investigation- finding out, solving new or existing problems, proving new ideas or developing new ideas through the use of a variety of research methods. Research allows for discovery and interpretation aimed at advancing a body of knowledge to make positive impact or to make a difference. Research closes the door to perceptions- no room for assumptions. Research allows for “engagement and involvement” in the worlds been investigated.

The long-awaited IRB approval for the Barbara Bush Fellowship finally came and the work begins as I investigate the perceptions of family literacy among immigrant families. I am so excited about this opportunity to be a voice and advocate for literacy. For the next six months I will be immersed, fully engaged and involved in the “world of immigrant families” to discover and make interpretations on findings that will be beneficial not just to immigrants, but to family literacy circles and our society as a whole.

No matter the type of perception one may think about; involvement and engagement is a viable cure – it erases erroneous judgments.

    Dr. Feyi Obamehinti

    A Blog for Equipping and Empowering people to thrive with the Word of God. Daughter of the King, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Mentor, & Educator enjoying the Blessed Life in Christ Jesus. Oasis Focus Inc. is a ministry of restoration & equipping. 

    Archives

    December 2022
    November 2022
    September 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    September 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    May 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    August 2012
    March 2012
    January 2012
    November 2011
    October 2011
    August 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    July 2010

    RSS Feed

Copyright © 2009-2023.  Oasis Connection Ministries. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All Rights Reserved.