| Description |
1 online resource (201 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table ofContents; Preface; Foreword; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Planning and preparation: your Early Years research project; Introduction; Introducing . . .; Choosing and refining a topic; What is reflective practice? An introduction; Research ethics; Creating the research question; What are the current debates arising from the increasing number of practitioner research projects/dissertations ongoing in Early; Conclusion; Chapter 2. Reading for research: efficient use of your access to an academic library |
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IntroductionFinding and using information to support research; Plagiarism; Conclusion; Chapter 3. The literature review and sectioning the project write-up; Introduction; Why review the literature?; Reading strategically and setting the research project in the context of the underpinning literature; Thinking (and writing) critically; Sectioning the project write-up; Using the 'passive voice' in academic writing; Chapter 4. Introduction to methodology; Introduction; Research terminology; Research approaches; Research procedures; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Observation-based research in the Early Years |
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IntroductionIntroduction to research observation methods; Observation methods in Early Years and Education; Types of observation; Essential considerations; Observation analysis methods: some examples; Meeting methodological requirements; Creating themes in observational data; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Putting research methods into action; Introduction; Nick; Ellie; Florentyna; Sunil; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Presenting your data; Introduction; Triangulation; Tables; Charts; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Discussing and concluding: placing your findings within the frame of Early Years research; Introduction |
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Writing critically and analyticallyRevisiting the literature; Revisiting reliability/validity/ representativeness; Reflecting in ways that usefully inform practice in Early Years, including development of researcher's own practice, and develop; Conclusions; And finally: words and phrases to avoid in research reports; Chapter 9. Presentation of report: gaining marks for 'readability'; Introduction; Finalising the title; Writing an abstract; Sectioning your work appropriately; Stylistic choices; Referencing; Appendices; Conclusion; Index |
| Summary |
This new text is the only resource out there to address the needs of today's early years students/trainees and support them through every stage of the early years research process. Research in the Early Years contains case study material in the form of four fictional students' experiences, which run through the book. Readers follow these example students through their dissertation module as they address common problems, issues and pitfalls. Clear explanations and a step-by-step approach are balanced with sufficient depth and rigour to challenge those on undergraduate co |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
George, Jane
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Holland, Wendy
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Newman, Stephen
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| ISBN |
9781317861140 |
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1317861140 |
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