an introductory guide Mukherji, Penny creator author. Albon, Deborah author. text bibliography cau 2023 4th edition. monographic eng

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ix, 427 pages ; 24 cm. "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 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. Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon. Includes bibliographical references and index. Early childhood education Research Methodology Preschool children Research Methodology LB1139.225 .M85 2023 372.21072 M896r 9781529732955 2022937331 DLC 220422 20251204135645.0 22519894 eng