TY - BOOK AU - Mukherji,Penny AU - Albon,Deborah TI - Research methods in early childhood: an introductory guide SN - 1526423715 U1 - 372.21072 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Early childhood education KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Preschool children N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I; Planning Your Research Study : --; 1; Research Design --; 2; The Research Proposal --; 3; Reviewing the Literature --; Part II; Paradigms and Principles : --; 4; Positivist Research --; 5; Beyond Positivism: Interpretivism, 'Critical' theories and Post-structuralism --; 6; Ethics --; 7; Listening to Young Children --; Part III; Approaches to Research : --; 8; Surveys --; 9; Ethnography --; 10; Case Studies --; 11; Action Research --; Part IV; Methods : --; 12; Observation --; 13; Interviews --; 14; Questionnaires --; 15; Using Documents and Visual Texts --; 16; Journaling as a Research Tool --; 17; Creative Methods for Listening to Children in Research --; Part V; Analysing and Sharing Your Findings : --; 18; Analysing and Presenting Data --; 19; Writing Up and Sharing Your Findings --; Conclusion ER -