Informationen zum Autor Penny Mukherji has been involved in educating students in the field of early childhood for 30 years and during this time has developed a deep understanding of how to support students on their learning journeys. Before her retirement Penny was a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at London Metropolitan University, where an important part of her teaching involved supporting both undergraduate and postgraduate students completing their research projects. Penny continues to be actively involved in the university, both as a tutor for students who are distance learners and as a supervisor for students completing their dissertations. With a background in health and psychology, Penny is an established author, with a special interest in the health and well-being of young children. Klappentext Designed to support your early childhood studies, this is the companion for your research journey. Structured to follow key topics as you encounter them on your course, this book leads you through the concepts and processes needed to design and carry out successful and ethical early childhood research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 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. Critical Theories Chapter 6. Ethics Chapter 7. Listening to Young Children Part III: Approaches to Research Chapter 8. Surveys Chapter 9. Case Studies Chapter 10. Action Research Part IV: Methods Chapter 11. Observation Chapter 12. Interviews Chapter 13. Questionnaires Chapter 14. Using Documents and Visual Texts Chapter 15. Journaling as a Research Tool Chapter 16. Creative Methods for 'Listening' to Children and embedding The Voice of the Child in Research Part V: Analysing and Sharing Your Findings Chapter 17. Analysing and Presenting Quantitative Data Chapter 18. Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis Chapter 19. Writing up and Sharing Your Findings Conclusion ...

Klappentext

Designed to support your early childhood studies, this is the companion for your research journey. Structured to follow key topics as you encounter them on your course, this book leads you through the concepts and processes needed to design and carry out successful and ethical early childhood research.

Inhalt

Introduction
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. Critical Theories
Chapter 6. Ethics
Chapter 7. Listening to Young Children
Part III: Approaches to Research
Chapter 8. Surveys
Chapter 9. Case Studies
Chapter 10. Action Research
Part IV: Methods
Chapter 11. Observation
Chapter 12. Interviews
Chapter 13. Questionnaires
Chapter 14. Using Documents and Visual Texts
Chapter 15. Journaling as a Research Tool
Chapter 16. Creative Methods for 'Listening' to Children and embedding The Voice of the Child in Research
Part V: Analysing and Sharing Your Findings
Chapter 17. Analysing and Presenting Quantitative Data
Chapter 18. Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis
Chapter 19. Writing up and Sharing Your Findings
Conclusion