Research Methods for Early Childhood Education

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Dr Rosie Flewitt (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK) Dr Lynn Ang (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK)

Research Methods for Early Childhood Education

Dr Rosie Flewitt (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK), Dr Lynn Ang (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
23 January 2020

Research methods: general; Age groups: children; Social research & statistics; Philosophy & theory of education; Organisation & management of education

Series: Bloomsbury Research Methods for Education

Research Methods for Early Childhood Education takes an international perspective on research design, and illustrates how research methods are inextricably linked to cultural and theoretical understandings of early childhood, young children’s competences and the purposes of education.

The book offers a critical and reflective approach to established and innovative research methods in early childhood education, making links between diverse methodologies, methods and theory, with illustrative examples of research in practice. Each chapter addresses a specific methodological approach, linking the methodology to early childhood education with vignettes as examples of research practice in the global north, south, east and west, offering practical examples and critical thinking around new theoretical understandings of early childhood across geographical and cultural contexts. The book critically examines: - the role of the researcher

- conceptualisations of how research is undertaken;

- the often sensitive nature of conducting research with young children;

- how early childhood education is understood;

- how young children can be included as active research participants.

Throughout, the book emphasises ethical and methodological issues that arise from undertaking research in mono-cultural and cross-cultural contexts. Annotated further reading lists provide a selection of seminal and recent studies that have adopted each methodological approach.

By: Dr Rosie Flewitt (IOE UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society University College London UK), Dr Lynn Ang (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9781350015401
ISBN 10: 1350015407
Series: Bloomsbury Research Methods for Education
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 23 January 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements About the Authors List of Figures Glossary of Research Methods and Approaches Series Editor’s Foreword Introduction Part I: Cross-Cutting Themes 1. Conceptualizing Early Education in a Global Context 2. Ethics and Early Childhood Research 3. Reviewing Literature as a Methodology Part II: Early Childhood Education Research Methods in Context 4. Participatory Research with Young Children 5. Participatory Research with Adults 6. Ethnographic Research in Early Childhood Education 7. Multimodal Perspectives on Early Childhood Education 8. Mixed Methods in Early Childhood Education Research 9. Experimental Research and Randomized Control Tests Conclusion References Index

Rosie Flewitt is Reader in Early Communication and Literacy in the Department of Learning and Leadership at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Lynn Ang is Reader in Early Childhood in the Department of Learning and Leadership at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

Reviews for Research Methods for Early Childhood Education

This book is novel. Written at a time when we need innovative approaches to the study of young children's lives, and during a period with a welcome and increased focus on childhoods in not just rich but also low and middle income countries. The book reflects critically on ECEC research methods of the past and likely future avenues connecting conceptualisations of childhood and young children with a wide range of research methodologies in ECEC. One of the book's strengths is the fascinating vignettes of research in small and large-scale studies of diverse childhoods in the global north and south. * Iram Siraj, Professor of Child Development and Education, University of Oxford, UK *