User:Rhi96/sandbox

Personal Interests:


 * Body Neutrality (Body positivity / Body image)
 * Literature (Crime, Thriller)
 * Puzzles (brain teasers - Sudoku, Jigsaw)
 * Cats

Academic Interests:


 * Early Childhood Education
 * Feminism
 * Sociolinguistics

Original Section:
Early childhood education (ECE; also nursery education) is a branch of education theory which relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight[1] which is traditionally about third grade.[2] It emerged as a field of study during the Enlightenment, particularly in European countries with high literacy rates.[3]

My Edit:
Early childhood education (ECE; also nursery education) is a branch of education theory which relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight.[1] Traditionally, this is up to the equivalent of third grade.[2] ECE emerged as a field of study during the Enlightenment, particularly in European countries with high literacy rates.[3]

Wiki Lab Week 4 (Independent Study)
Choice –

I have decided to revise/extend an article with issues that I have identified. At this point in time I have selected the Single Parent wiki page as the basis for my activist article. I have been interested in the idea of single parents by choice for a while. Although both males and females and have the potential to choose to be single parents, it is a growing trend for females. This is mentioned on this Wiki page, but it is brief, doesn’t contain references and is written in a very casual style. Although this is a growing trend, I don’t think it would be notable enough to create a Wiki page dedicated to the concept yet, but I do think more information could be added to extend the article.

'''YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION. YOU NEED TO THINK LATERALLY. EG. BUREAU OF STATISTICS IN AUSTRALIA - SINGLE ADULT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN INCREASING? WOULDN'T BE PROOF OF 'BY CHOICE' BUT COULD BE BACKGROUND DATA FOR YOUR ARTICLE.'''

Notability –


 * Literature:

- At least two guidance books about being/becoming an SMC (Single Mothers By Choice By Jane Mattes, Choosing Single Motherhood By Mikki Morrissette)

- Multiple children’s books written to explain to children their conception story (Somy's Search, a Single Mum by Choice Story by Carmen Martinez-Jover, Pea That Was Me Volume 4, Woman Who Wanted to Be Mom ebook)


 * Media/news articles:

- Although these aren’t necessarily credible sources that I could cite within the article, there are numerous articles online discussing the growing trend. This supports the idea of ‘significant coverage’ relating to this topic.


 * Online support groups:

- Although these aren’t necessarily credible sources that I could cite within the article, there are numerous online support groups (based within and out of Australia) for SMCs. The number of members of these groups is evidence of their existence and could suggest possible statistics.


 * Academic Articles:

- After a brief search on the FindIt@Flinders database I have found several articles relating to the topic. These are all peer-reviewed. I am assuming there is a mix of primary and secondary sources, but I will have to read these properly to confirm. If majority or secondary sources, then this will meet reliable sources component of the notability guidelines. Again further research will need to be done, but as I understand these articles are independent of the topic of single parents and SMCs.

Checklist:

The notability guidelines state that ‘The notability guidelines do not apply to contents of articles or lists’. Therefore, if I am editing/extending a section of the article, by topic does not need to meet all the notability guidelines. I have chosen to keep them, however, to ensure my addition to the article is still quality and meets the requirements of Wikipedia. Content within an article does need to comply with the principle of due weight and Wikipedia’s content policies, these will be taken under consideration as well. GOOD IDEA

o  Significant coverage

o  Reliable resources

o  Majority secondary sources

o  (Majority) sources independent of the subject

o  Due weight

o  Written in encyclopedia style

o  Neutral point of view

Action Plan:

1. Talk Page:

- Look through talk page to see if anything has been mentioned regarding SMC SMART IDEA

2. General research on topic:

- Google

- Databases: Google Scholar, FindIt@Flinders, etc. (saving any article that could be useful)

3. Evaluate sources:

- Are they reliable, secondary, independent of the subject, etc.

- Aim for at least five credible sources

4. Statistics:

- Try find some statistics about how many SMCS there are

- Preferably within Australian context, but not necessary

- Evaluate reliability/credibility

5. Editing:

- Copy and paste existing section into sandbox

- Is there anything worth keeping or altering?

6. Extending:

- Using the sources begin writing an extension to the article

7. (If possible) Look at male perspective:

- How common is it?

- How do they go through the process?

- Will need to look into reliable sources

https://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/FosteringandAdoption/AdoptionAndHomeForLife/Pages/AllAboutAdoption.aspx#1