Doing early childhood research : international perspectives on theory and practice / [edited by] Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne A. Rolfe, Iram Siraj-Blatchford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacNaughton, Glenda.

Rolfe, Sharne A.

Siraj, Iram

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Research--Methodology.

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

xii, 306 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 2001.

Contents:

Part I The nature of research

1 Research as a tool / Sharne A. Rolfe, Glenda Mac Naughton 3

2 The research process / Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne A. Rolfe 12

3 Paradigms, methods and knowledge / Patrick Hughes 31

4 Doing research for the first time / Sharon Ryan, Sheralyn Campbell 56

5 Ethics in early childhood research / Margaret M. Coady 64

Part II Analysis and design

6 Design issues / Alan Hayes 75

7 Quantitative designs and statistical analysis / Linda Harrison 93

8 Qualitative designs and analysis / Anne Edwards 117

9 Equity issues in research design / Susan Grieshaber 136

Part III The research process in action

10 Surveys and questionnaires: an evaluative case study / Iram Siraj-Blatchford, John Siraj-Blatchford 149

11 Interviewing children / Liz Brooker 162

12 Interviewing adults / Leslie Cannold 178

13 An ethnographic approach to researching young children's learning / Iram Siraj-Blatchford, John Siraj-Blatchford 193

14 Action research / Glenda Mac Naughton 208

15 Direct observation / Sharne A. Rolfe 224

16 Policy research / Ann Farrell 240

17 Developing reciprocity in a multi-method small-scale research study / Mindy Blaise Ochsner 254

Appendix Getting the terms right 264.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-299) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0335209025

OCLC:

47044871