Research methods in early childhood : an introductory guide /
Mukherji, Penny.
Research methods in early childhood : an introductory guide / Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon. - 3rd Edition. - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018. - xii, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Planning your research study. Research design ; The Research proposal ; Reviewing the literature -- Paradigms and principles. Positivist research ; Beyond positivism: interpretivism, 'critical' paradigms and post-structuralism ; Ethics ; Listening to young children -- Approaches to research. Surveys ; Ethnography ; Case studies ; Action research - Methods. Observation ; Interviews ; Questionnaires ; Using documents and visual texts ; Journaling as a research tool ; Creative methods for listening to children in research -- Analysing and sharing your findings. Analysing and presenting data ; Writing up and sharing your findings.
This textbook provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the different types of research methods, with a particular focus on how these methods can be used in early childhood. Using examples, case studies and reflection points, the book then illustrates how to translate theory into practice.
9781526423719
Early childhood education--Research.
Early childhood education--Research--Methodology.
Preschool children--Research--Methodology.
Research methods in early childhood : an introductory guide / Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon. - 3rd Edition. - Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018. - xii, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Planning your research study. Research design ; The Research proposal ; Reviewing the literature -- Paradigms and principles. Positivist research ; Beyond positivism: interpretivism, 'critical' paradigms and post-structuralism ; Ethics ; Listening to young children -- Approaches to research. Surveys ; Ethnography ; Case studies ; Action research - Methods. Observation ; Interviews ; Questionnaires ; Using documents and visual texts ; Journaling as a research tool ; Creative methods for listening to children in research -- Analysing and sharing your findings. Analysing and presenting data ; Writing up and sharing your findings.
This textbook provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the different types of research methods, with a particular focus on how these methods can be used in early childhood. Using examples, case studies and reflection points, the book then illustrates how to translate theory into practice.
9781526423719
Early childhood education--Research.
Early childhood education--Research--Methodology.
Preschool children--Research--Methodology.