ERIC Number: EJ1366950
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1476-718X
EISSN: EISSN-1741-2927
Body-Worn Cameras as a Research Tool in Early Years Settings: Strengths and Weaknesses
Journal of Early Childhood Research, v21 n1 p106-118 Mar 2023
This paper discusses the innovative research method of using body-worn cameras for capturing speech and experiences of 3- to 5-year olds in English early years settings. The strengths and weaknesses will be discussed in this multiple case study approach to capturing the quality of speech from young children (n = 43). Adopting an interactionist theoretical framework and viewing the project through an interpretive paradigm, it is asserted there is the necessity to capture data in a way that is naturalistic and ethical at all times. It is argued that that in order to gain a full and deep understanding of young children's lives, the use of body-worn cameras is pivotal in gaining the data that may not exist otherwise. It is therefore argued throughout this paper that although both strengths and weaknesses exist that weaknesses should be overcome and accommodated in order to enhance future research.
Descriptors: Video Technology, Classroom Observation Techniques, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Technology Uses in Education, Student Participation, Communication Research, Ethics, Methods Research, Research Tools, Data Collection, Child Language, Speech Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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