Research in Early Childhood

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av Andrea Nolan, Kym Macfarlane, Jennifer Cartmel, Kym MacFarlane

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'Andrea Nolan and he colleagues have written a uniquely wise and reader-friendly account of all aspects of researching early childhood'
- Liz Brooker, Reader in Early Childhood, University of London Institute of Education

In this innovative guide to research in early childhood, the research process is presented as a journey and this book is your roadmap. The authors take you step-by-step through the practical considerations and complexities of undertaking research with young children featuring the real-world research journeys of two student researchers. Their authentic stories describe the emotions, challenges and moments of exhilaration involved in completing a research project.

The book gives guidance on all aspects of the research process, including:

- selecting a topic

- ethical considerations

- collecting your data

- analysing your data

- disseminating your findings.

This book will be an invaluable guide to students of Early Childhood completing a research project or writing a thesis or dissertation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-05-13
Mått170 x 242 x 13 mm
Vikt380 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
Upplaga1
FörlagSAGE Publications
ISBN9780857022547

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Why Become Involved in Research in Early Childhood?Orientation: ′It′s Like Another Language′Exploring and Theorizing PerspectivesBeginning the Research Journey: Determining Your Point of DepartureKnowing What Has Gone before: Reviewing the LiteratureGuiding the Research Journey: Ethical ConsiderationsMoving along Qualitative methodological pathwaysTaking the Quantitative methodological trailDrawing the journey to a close: Dissemination of the findingsThe Journey

′Andrea Nolan and her colleagues have written a uniquely wise and reader-friendly account of all aspects of researching early childhood. Unlike some similar-sounding texts, this is not a dumbed-down account, a ′beginner′s guide to writing your research project′, but a serious consideration of the whole sequence of undertaking research in the field, which tackles both the big issues and the difficult terminology in a clear and accessible way. It achieves this through the device of accompanying a very disparate group of researchers, from undergraduates to doctoral students and early-career professionals, through the stages of their research journey, from developing their early ideas through to writing up their findings. The featured researchers describe their repeated dilemmas and the decisions they have to make as they design and conduct their studies. These decisions are shown as embedded within much larger constructs about the nature of childhood and the appropriate forms of provision for young children and families - issues which are both political and ethical. The authors describe both the broad issues and the small, individual, decisions which lie within them with a depth of understanding which ensures that using the book can be a pleasure as well as a task for researchers as they set out to construct their own new knowledge about early childhood′-Liz Brooker Reader in Early Childhood, University of London Institute of Education