Research methods in early childhood : an introductory guide / Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon.
Material type: TextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018.Edition: 3rd EditionDescription: xii, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781526423719
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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.
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