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Informationen zum Autor Jarvis, Pam; George, Jane; Holland, Wendy; Newman, Stephen Klappentext This new text is the only resource out there to address the needs of today's early years students/trainees and support them through every stage of the early years research process.Research in the Early Years contains case study material in the form of four fictional students' experiences! which run through the book. Readers follow these example students through their dissertation module as they address common problems! issues and pitfalls.Clear explanations and a step-by-step approach are balanced with sufficient depth and rigour to challenge those on undergraduate courses or following graduate programmes such as EYPS. "Here is a book which considers the practical and methodological issues of undertaking primary research into early years practice. It offers practical advice on what to do in order to successfully complete undergraduate research projects, from designing research questions to writing up the final report." - Christine Such, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood, Anglia Ruskin University Zusammenfassung This new text is the only resource out there to address the needs of todays early years students/trainees and support them through every stage of the early years research process. Research in the Early Years contains case study material in the form of four fictional students experiences, which run through the book. Readers follow these example students through their dissertation module as they address common problems, issues and pitfalls. Clear explanations and a step-by-step approach are balanced with sufficient depth and rigour to challenge those on undergraduate courses or following graduate programmes such as EYPS. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Planning and preparation: your Early Years research project Chapter 2 Reading for research: efficient use of your access to an academic library Chapter 3 The literarture review and sectioning the project write-up Chapter 4 Introduction to methodology Chapter 5 Observation-based research in the Early Years Chapter 6 Putting research methods into action Chapter 7 Presenting your data Chapter 8 Discussing and concluding: placing your findings within the frame of Early Years research Chapter 9 Presentation of report: gaining marks for 'readability' ...