Doing Early Childhood Research: International perspectives on theory and practice

ISBN-13: 9780367717964 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 400 str.

Glenda Macnaughton; Sharne A. Rolfe; Iram Siraj-Blatchford

Opis

A systematic introduction to research with young children, covering both qualitative and quantitative methods, and dealing with the specific challenges of working with young children and their families.

Spis treści

List of tables

Contributors

Introduction - Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne Rolfe and Iram Siraj-Blatchford

PART I: The nature of research

1 Research as a tool - Sharne Rolfe and Glenda Mac Naughton

2 The research process - Glenda Mac Naughton and Sharne 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

7 Design issues - Alan Hayes

8 Quantitative designs and statistical analysis - Linda Harrison

9 Qualitative designs and 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 Assuncao Folque

15 Interviewing adults in an Indigenous community - Sue Atkinson-Lopez

16 An ethnographic approach to researching young children's 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

Appendix 1: Getting our terms right

Glossary

Index

O autorze

Professor Glenda Mac Naughton is Director of the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood at the University of Melbourne. Sharne A. Rolfe is Senior Lecturer at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.