Doing Early Childhood Research

<p><i>Doing Early Childhood Research</i> demystifies the research process. An international team of experienced researchers shows how to select methods which are appropriate for working with young children in early childhood settings or at home.<br><br>They provide a thorough introduction to the most common research methods used in the early childhood context. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of much early childhood research, they cover a wide range of conventional and newer methods including observation, small surveys, interviews with adults and children, action research, ethnography and quasi-experimental approaches. <br><br>They explain clearly how to set up research projects which are theoretically grounded, well-designed, rigorously analysed, feasible and ethically based. Each chapter is illustrated with examples.<br><br>Widely used by early childhood researchers in many countries, this second edition of <i>Doing Early Childhood Research</i> has been fully revised. It includes new chapters on beginning research, mixed methods research, interviewing children, and working with Indigenous children, and also new case study chapters. It is essential reading for novice, initial career and experienced researchers.<br><br>'It is rare for any research methodology book to cover so much ground, and contain so many different kinds of resources between two covers.' <i>- Journal of Education for Teaching </i>'As a guide for new and inexperienced researchers, it is second to none.' <i>- British Journal of Educational Studies</i></p> <p>List of tables<br><br>Contributors<br><br>Introduction - Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne Rolfe and Iram Siraj-Blatchford<br><br>PART I: The nature of research<br><br>1 Research as a tool - Sharne Rolfe and Glenda Mac Naughton<br><br>2 The research process - Glenda Mac Naughton and Sharne Rolfe<br><br>3 Paradigms, methods and knowledge - Patrick Hughes<br><br>4 Doing research as a beginning researcher - Audrey D'Souza Juma<br><br>5 Ethics in early childhood research - Margaret Coady<br><br>6 Indigenous research - Karen Martin<br><br>PART II: Analysis and design<br><br>7 Design issues - Alan Hayes<br><br>8 Quantitative designs and statistical analysis - Linda Harrison<br><br>9 Qualitative designs and analysis - Anne Edwards<br><br>10 Equity and research design - Susan Grieshaber<br><br>11 Mixed-method designs - Iram Siraj-Blatchford<br><br>12 Designing to scale: When size matters - Mindy Blaise<br><br>PART III: The research process in action<br><br>13 Surveys and questionnaires: An evaluative case study - John Siraj-Blatchford<br><br>14 Interviewing young children - Maria Assuncao Folque<br><br>15 Interviewing adults in an Indigenous community - Sue Atkinson-Lopez<br><br>16 An ethnographic approach to researching young children's learning - Iram Siraj-Blatchford<br><br>17 Action research - Louise Taylor<br><br>18 Direct observation - Sharne A. Rolfe and Sue Emmett<br><br>19 Case study - Teresa Vasconcelos<br><br>20 Quasi-experimental research - Liane Brown<br><br><i>Appendix 1: Getting our terms right<br><br>Glossary<br><br>Index</i></p>