TY - BOOK AU - Mukherj,Penny AU - Deborah Albon TI - Research methods in early childhood: an introductory guide SN - 9781529732955 AV - LB1139.225 M85 2023 PY - 2023/// CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - SAGE Publications KW - Preschool children KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Early childhood education KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I Planning Your Research Study -- Chapter 1. Research Design -- Chapter 2. The Research Proposal -- Chapter 3. Reviewing The Literature -- Part II Paradigms And Principles -- Chapter 4. Positivist Research -- Chapter 5. Beyond Positivism: Interpretivism, ‘Critical’ Theories, Post-Structuralism And Post-Humanism -- Chapter 6. Ethics -- Chapter 7. Listening To Young Children -- Part III. Approaches To Research -- Chapter 8. Surveys -- Chapter 9. Ethnography -- Chapter 10. Case Studies -- Chapter 11. Action Research -- Part IV. Methods Chapter 12. Observation -- Chapter 13. Interviews -- Chapter 14. Questionnaires -- Chapter 15. Using Documents And Visual Texts -- Chapter 16. Journaling As A Research Tool -- Chapter 17. Creative Methods For Listening To Children In Research Part V. Analysing And Sharing Your Findings -- Chapter 18. Analysing And Presenting Quantitative Data Chapter 19. Qualitative Methods Of Data Analysis Chapter 20. Writing Up And Sharing Your Findings ER -