Doing early childhood research : international perspectives on theory & practice /
Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne A. Rolfe, Iram Siraj-Blatchford.
- 2nd ed.
- Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill Open University Press, 2010.
- xvii, 382 p. ; 24 cm. p. cm. xvii, 382p.; 24cm
Previous ed.: Buckingham: Open University Press, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The nature of research -- 1.Research as a tool. Sharne A. Rolfe and Glenda Mac Naughton -- 2.The research process. Glenda Mac Naughton and Sharne A. Rolfe -- 3.Paradigms, methods and knowledge. Patrick Hughes -- 4.Doing research as a beginning researcher. Audrey D\'Souza Juma -- 5.Ethics in early childhood research. Margaret Coady -- 6.Indigenous research, Karen Martin -- Part II: Analysis and design. Alan Hayes -- 8.Quantitative designs and statistical analysis. Anne Edwards -- 10.Equity and research design. Susan Grieshaber -- 11.Mixed-method designs. Iram Siraj-Blatchford -- 12.Designing to scale: when size matters. Mindy Blaise -- Part III: The research process in action -- 13.Surveys and questionnaires: An evaluative case study. John Siraj-Blatchford -- 14.Interviewing young children. Maria Assuncıa~o Folque -- 15.Interviewing adults in an indigenous community. Sue Atkinson-Lopez -- 16.An ethnographic approach to researching young childre\'ns learning. Iram Siraj-Blatchford -- 17.Action research. Louise Taylor -- 18.Direct observation. Sharne A. Rolfe and Sue Emmett -- 19.Case study. Teresa Vasconcelos -- 20.Quasi-experimental research. Liane Brown.
Introducing the most common qualitative and quantitative methods in early childhood education research, this work covers a wide range of conventional and newer approaches including surveys, observation, action research, ethnography, and policy analysis.
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