TY - BOOK AU - Mukherji, Penny AU - Albon, Deborah TI - Research methods in early childhood: an introductory guide SN - 9781847875242 AV - LB 1139.225 .M85 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Los Angeles ; London PB - SAGE KW - Early childhood education KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Preschool children N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-265) and index; EDU N2 - Contents: Positivist research -- Interpretivism and post-structuralism -- Ethics -- Listening to young children -- Surveys -- Ethnography -- Case studies -- Action research -- Observation -- Interviews -- Questionnaires -- Using documents and other visual �texts� -- Journaling as a research tool -- Creative methods for listening to children in research -- Research design -- Reviewing the literature -- Analyzing and presenting data -- Writing up ER -