Doing Your Early Years Research Project

You Can Do Research! Your Feelings about Doing Research Myths about Early Childhood Research An Inclusive Approach towards Early Childhood Research Your Research Project within Early Childhood Studies The Professionalisation of Early Childhood Studies 5 The Importance of Your Reflective Practice Principles of High-Quality Early Childhood Research The Research Process within Early Childhood Studies Everyday Research Skills Your Research Story, Methodology and Research Questions Reflecting upon Your Personal Story Methodology Some Research Stories Your Reflective Diary High Levels of Motivation Professional Motivations Focusing on Your Area of Interest The Overall Research Questions and the Field Questions Getting Your Research Questions Right: Breadth and Depth Doing a Pilot Study Ethical Issues in Early Childhood Research Legislation and the Participatory Rights of Children Sociology and the Participatory Rights of Children Children's Participation and Protection A Reflective Impact Assessment of Research on Children Your Emotional Vulnerability Informed Consent Informed Consent, Confidentiality and Child Protection Informed Consent Leaflet for Children Socially Inclusive and Respectful Relationships with Children Informed Consent Is an Ongoing Process Negotiating Access with the Gatekeepers 'Feedback' and Closure of the Research Ethical Dilemmas Are Hard to Resolve Ethical Checklist Designing Your Research What is Research Design? Two Research Approaches Quantitative Research Qualitative Research Sampling within Your Project Triangulation and Validity The Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches: An Example Action research Action Research Belongs to You Case Studies Small-Scale Qualitative Surveys Broad and Deep Research Justifying Your Methods Your Research Proposal Organising and Writing up Your Research Project Writing an Academic Argument and Critical Writing The Overall Structure of Your Research Report The Responsibilities of Your Supervisor Your Responsibilities throughout the Research The Research Tutorial Your Research Timetabling Observation: Looking and Listening Why Do Observations? What Is Observation? Interpretation Being Open in Your Looking and Listening Knowing the Context of Your Research Setting Unstructured Observations Structured Observations Tally Counting Observation Schedules Event Sampling and Running Records Video Observations Observational Diagrams Participant Observation Creative Listening to Young Children Developing Cultures of Meaningful Participation What Is Creative Listening? The Mosaic Approach Cameras and Ethics Children's Photographs and Walking Tours Children's Drawings Children's Interpretations of Their Pictures Interviewing Children and Adults Different Types of Interviews The Interview Guide Probing The Differences between an Interview and a Chat Focus Group Conversations with Children Children as Researchers Using Structured Activities Reflective Interviewing A Wide Diversity of Children Tape-Recording Writing and Using Questionnaires Three Ways to Administer Your Questionnaires Ethical Issues and Questionnaires Writing your Questionnaire Different Types of Questions Writing a Likert Scale Questionnaire Analysing Your Data The Process of Organising Your Data Reducing and Displaying Your Data Using Excel and Nvivo Software for Analysis Inducing or/and Deducing the Themes and Topic Codes Topic Coding in Qualitative Analysis Analysing Your Data Use a Wide Range of Data Generating Categories and Themes Sharing Your Research