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Success with your early years research project / Rosie Walker and Carla Solvason.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : SAGE, 2014Description: xii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1446256251
  • 9781446256251
  • 144625626X
  • 9781446256268
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 372.210721 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1139.225 .W35 2014
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Considering Your Research Question -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 3. Taking an Ethical Stance -- 4. Literature Review -- 5. Methodology: Choosing your Research Approach -- 6. Gathering Data -- 7. Data Analysis -- 8. Reaching Conclusions and Reflecting -- 9. Disseminating Findings -- Final Reflection on the Qualities of a Practitioner Researcher.
Summary: "Where do you start with a research project? How do you choose a good question? What are tutors looking for in an outstanding project? This book will help you answer all of the above and that is just the beginning. With examples of real research projects from students just like you, it takes you through each step of the process including: Choosing your question and approach; Making sure your research is ethical; Gathering and analysing data; Reaching conclusions; Putting your findings into practice. After each example the authors provide commentary on what made each project so good, or what needed more work, helping you see what a good project really looks like. Suitable for anyone tackling a research project as part of the Early Years course, at foundation or degree level, this book will help you make sure your project is interesting, relevant and impacts on your practice"--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. Considering Your Research Question -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 3. Taking an Ethical Stance -- 4. Literature Review -- 5. Methodology: Choosing your Research Approach -- 6. Gathering Data -- 7. Data Analysis -- 8. Reaching Conclusions and Reflecting -- 9. Disseminating Findings -- Final Reflection on the Qualities of a Practitioner Researcher.

"Where do you start with a research project? How do you choose a good question? What are tutors looking for in an outstanding project? This book will help you answer all of the above and that is just the beginning. With examples of real research projects from students just like you, it takes you through each step of the process including: Choosing your question and approach; Making sure your research is ethical; Gathering and analysing data; Reaching conclusions; Putting your findings into practice. After each example the authors provide commentary on what made each project so good, or what needed more work, helping you see what a good project really looks like. Suitable for anyone tackling a research project as part of the Early Years course, at foundation or degree level, this book will help you make sure your project is interesting, relevant and impacts on your practice"--Publisher's website.

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