Decisions and Dilemmas of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education

Anne Keary’s research, teaching and engagement work enhance the provision of socially just education in diverse cultural and linguistic educational settings. She undertakes qualitative longitudinal intergenerational research. Anne teaches in the area of early childhood education and care at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.Janet Scull is Associate Professor in Language and Literacy at Monash University. Her research interests focus on the areas of language and literacy acquisition, literacy teaching and assessment and practices that support the continuity of children’s literacy learning across early childhood settings and the early years of schooling.Susanne Garvis is a Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Education at Swinburne University of Technology. She is an international expert in quality improvement within early childhood education and care.Lucas Walsh is Director of the Monash Centre for Youth Policy & Education Practice in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. His research focuses on children and young people's transitions throughout school and to post-school life and the implications for educators, other service providers and policy makers.

• Introduction Part I: Storied Conversations 1. Exploring Conflict in Early Childhood Learning in Israel: A Multi-Vocal Case Study 2. Re-thinking Place in Urban Early Childhood Education Research: Exploring Alternative Theoretical and Methodological Approaches Part II: Relations with Communities 3. Exploring Collaborative Research Partnerships in Remote Indigenous Communities 4. The Five R’s of Indigenous Research as a Framework for Early Childhood Research 5. Early Childhood Education and Care for Refugee Families: Views from the Third Space Part III: Methodology 6. Where Is the Mixing?: Trends in Early Childhood Education and Care Research in the Nordic Countries 7. The Challenges of Making the Invisible Visible: Studying Experiential Knowledge in Early Childhood Teacher Education Part IV: Working with Government and Industry 8. Early Childhood Research: Complexities and Tensions of Industry-Commissioned Evaluations 9. Language Ideology and the Learning of Languages in the Early Childhood Context 10. Research Conundrums and Reflections 11. University-Linked School-Based Mental Health Services Following a Natural Disaster: Challenges and Critical Considerations of an Integrated Approach