02728cam a22003854i 4500 22519894 CSPC 20251204135645.0 220422s2023 cau b 001 0 eng 2022937331 9781529732955 (pbk) 22519894 DLC eng rda DLC DLC CSPC pcc LB1139.225 .M85 2023 372.21072 M896r 23/eng/20240618 Mukherji, Penny, author. Research methods in early childhood : an introductory guide / Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon. 4th edition. Los Angeles : SAGE, 2023. ix, 427 pages ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Part I Planning your research study -- Research design -- The research proposal -- Reviewing the literature -- Part II Paradigms and principles -- Positivist research -- Beyond positivism: interpretivism, 'critical' theories, post-structuralism and post-humanism -- Ethics -- Listening to young children -- Part III Approaches to research -- Surveys -- Ethnography -- Case studies -- Action research -- Part IV Methods -- Observation -- Interviews -- Questionnaires -- Using document and visual texts -- Journaling as a research tool -- Creative methods for listening to children in research -- Part V Analysing and sharing your findings -- Analysing and presenting quantitative data -- Qualitative methods of data analysis -- Writing up and sharing your findings. "Designed with the early childhood student in mind, this book introduces research methods in a clear and accessible way. Following a step-by-step structure, Research Methods in Early Childhood progresses logically through the processes needed to design and carry out meaningful and ethical research. The Fourth Edition includes two new chapters that separate out quantitative and qualitative data analysis, as well as a reader′s guide and extended glossary to support new learners, and numerous boxes, activities, and case studies." -- Amazon Early childhood education Research Methodology. Preschool children Research Methodology. Albon, Deborah, author. 7 cbc orignew 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 23 372.21072 M896r CIR 2023 0 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC CIR 2025-09-30 0 CIR 372.21072 M896r 2023 030338 2025-09-30 10:51:11 1-1 2025-09-30 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BUHI BUHI CIR 2025-10-28 0 CIR 372.21072 M896r 2023 001823-BUH 2025-12-04 13:57:39 1-1 2025-10-28 BK 30553 30553