Rosie Walker, Carla Solvason

Success with your Early Years Research Project

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Action research and Early Years practices go together, as naturally as the new day rising. This book is a celebration of new days. Early Years research is a practice for creative thinking for new tomorrows; the book shows us how to do this, and is to be commended for anyone who wishes to find innovative ways to think and act for all new beginnings.
-Jean McNiff, Professor of Educational Research, York St John University

Where do you start with a research project? How do you choose a good question? What are tutors looking for in an outstanding project?

This book will help you answer all of the above and that is just the beginning. With examples of real research projects from students just like you, it takes you through each step of the process including:

Choosing your question and approach Making sure your research is ethical Gathering and analysing data Reaching conclusions Putting your findings into practice.

After each example the authors provide commentary on what made each project so good, or what needed more work, helping you see what a good project really looks like.

Suitable for anyone tackling a research project as part of the Early Years course, at foundation or degree level, this book will help you make sure your project is interesting, relevant and impacts on your practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 289g
• ISBN-13: 9781446256268
• ISBN-10: 144625626X
• Artikelnr.: 40154815

Autorenporträt

Rosie Walker the co-author of The Rent Trap (Pluto, 2016), is a social policy writer and researcher interested in housing, inequality, employment rights and debt. She writes for the Guardian, Observer, Independent, Inside Housing and Third Sector. As a researcher she has worked for London School of Economics, University of Bristol and University of Brighton. She was once evicted by her landlord for asking for a new chest of drawers.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Jean McNiff
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Considering Your Research Question
Chapter 2 - Theoretical Framework
Chapter 3 - Taking an Ethical Stance
Chapter 4 - Literature Review
Chapter 5 - Methodology: Choosing your Research Approach
Chapter 6 - Gathering Data
Chapter 7 - Data Analysis
Chapter 8 - Reaching Conclusions and Reflecting
Chapter 9 - Disseminating Findings
Final Reflection on the Qualities of a Practitioner Researcher

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Foreword by Jean McNiff
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Considering Your Research Question
Chapter 2 - Theoretical Framework
Chapter 3 - Taking an Ethical Stance
Chapter 4 - Literature Review
Chapter 5 - Methodology: Choosing your Research Approach
Chapter 6 - Gathering Data
Chapter 7 - Data Analysis
Chapter 8 - Reaching Conclusions and Reflecting
Chapter 9 - Disseminating Findings
Final Reflection on the Qualities of a Practitioner Researcher