Early Childhood Educational Research: Issues in Methodology and Ethics Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition

First line

It is an interesting paradox that as the certainty of research evidence is called more and more into question (for example following the bovine spongiform encephalopathy - BSE - controversy and other similar debates which have made press headlines), there is an increasing demand for practitioners in every field of service to the public to develop 'evidence-based practice'.

From the rear cover

This book provides an introduction to research in early childhood education, which will appeal to a large audience of early years policy-makers, professionals and practitioners. It offers an overview of recent history and the development of research in the field, how conceptions and methodologies have changed and what key issues and dilemmas have emerged.

The authors:

-- identify key topics, perspectives and controversies in the field;

-- raise important issues -- theoretical, methodological and practical;

-- examine and illustrate different research traditions;

-- include the consideration of a range of political and ethical issues.

Early Childhood Educational Research - Issues in methodology and ethics is written in an extremely accessible manner with no specialist knowledge pre-supposed. This is an ideal introduction to research in the field of early childhood education research.