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Doing early childhood research : international perspectives on theory and practice
- Title
- Doing early childhood research : international perspectives on theory and practice / [edited by] Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne A. Rolfe, Iram Siraj-Blatchford.
- Publication
- Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, ©2001.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Book/Text | Use in library | LB1139.225 .D65 2001 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 306 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Introducing the most common qualitative and quantitative methods in early childhood education training, this work covers a wide range of conventional and newer approaches including surveys, observation, action research, ethnography, and policy analysis.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-299) and index.
- Contents
- The nature of research -- Research as a tool / Sharne A. Rolfe and Glenda Mac Naughton -- The research process / Glenda Mac Naughton and Sharne A. Rolfe -- Paradigms, methods and knowledge / Patrick Hughes -- Doing research for the first time / Sharon Ryan and Sheralyn Campbell -- Ethics in early childhood research / Margaret M. Coady -- Analysis and design -- Design issues / Alan Hayes -- Quantitative designs and statistical analysis / Linda Harrison -- Qualitative designs and analysis / Anne Edwards -- Equity issues in research and design / Susan Grieshaber -- The research process in action -- Surveys and questionnaires: an evaluative case study / Iram Siraj-Blatchford and John Siraj-Blatchford -- Interviewing children / Liz Brooker -- Interviewing adults / Leslie Cannold -- An ethnographic approach to researching young children's learning / Iram Siraj-Blatchford and John Siraj-Blatchford -- Action research / Glenda Mac Naughton -- Direct observation / Sharne A. Rolfe -- Policy research / Ann Farrell -- Developing reciprocity in a multi-method small-scale research study / Minday Blaise Ochsner.
- ISBN
- 0335209025
- 9780335209026
- LCCN
- 2001036005
- OCLC
- ocm47044871
- 47044871
- SCSB-8922073
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library