TY - BOOK AU - Mukherji,Penny AU - Albon,Deborah TI - Research methods in early childhood: an introductory guide SN - 9781526423719 PY - 2018/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Early childhood education KW - Research KW - sears KW - Methodology KW - Preschool children N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -