A systematic introduction to research with young children, covering both qualitative and quantitative methods, and dealing with the specific challenges of working with young children and their families.

Professor Glenda Mac Naughton is Director of the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood at the University of Melbourne. Sharne A. Rolfe is Senior Lecturer at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.

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Contributors
Introduction - Glenda Mac Naughton, Sharne Rolfe and Iram Siraj-Blatchford
PART I: The nature of research
1 Research as a tool - Sharne Rolfe and Glenda Mac Naughton
2 The research process - Glenda Mac Naughton and Sharne Rolfe
3 Paradigms, methods and knowledge - Patrick Hughes
4 Doing research as a beginning researcher - Audrey D'Souza Juma
5 Ethics in early childhood research - Margaret Coady
6 Indigenous research - Karen Martin
PART II: Analysis and design
7 Design issues - Alan Hayes
8 Quantitative designs and statistical analysis - Linda Harrison
9 Qualitative designs and analysis - Anne Edwards
10 Equity and research design - Susan Grieshaber
11 Mixed-method designs - Iram Siraj-Blatchford
12 Designing to scale: When size matters - Mindy Blaise
PART III: The research process in action
13 Surveys and questionnaires: An evaluative case study - John Siraj-Blatchford
14 Interviewing young children - Maria Assuncao Folque
15 Interviewing adults in an Indigenous community - Sue Atkinson-Lopez
16 An ethnographic approach to researching young children's learning - Iram Siraj-Blatchford
17 Action research - Louise Taylor
18 Direct observation - Sharne A. Rolfe and Sue Emmett
19 Case study - Teresa Vasconcelos
20 Quasi-experimental research - Liane Brown
Appendix 1: Getting our terms right
Glossary
Index