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Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education--Volume 2. Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood Education
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Saracho, Olivia, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2014
The "Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education" brings together in one source research techniques that researchers can use to collect data for studies that contribute to the knowledge in early childhood education. To conduct valid and reliable studies, researchers need to be knowledgeable about numerous research…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Naturalistic Observation
Ethnography as a Methodology in the Study of the Parental Role in Reading.
Duncan, Patricia H. – 1979
The study of the role parents play in the reading development of their children requires a methodology that is unobtrusive, humane, objective, and natural. Ethnography, with its corresponding technique of participant observation, offers these characteristics. The distinctive features of an ethnographic research design include: formulation of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethnography, Observation, Parent Role
Creating "Good" Schools: Observation and Discussion Tool Helping Young People and Adults Have Conversations about What Makes a "Good' Youth-Centered School
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Joselowsky, Francine; Thomases, Jean; Yohalem, Nicole – Forum for Youth Investment, 2004
This tool was created in order to help young people and adults develop a common language for talking about how to improve schools. The tool provides educators, young people, administrators, policy makers, parents, community members and other stake holders with a common lens for reflecting on their schools and for planning change. It can also be…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Observation, Young Adults, Educational Change