Understanding Research in Early Childhood Education by Jennifer J Mueller

Understanding Research in Early Childhood Education by Jennifer J Mueller

Understanding Research in Early Childhood Education: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods prepares readers to be informed consumers of early childhood research.

"File, Mueller, Wisneski, and Stremmel have successfully mapped the vexed terrain of early childhood research and, through clear examples, brought their research aliveThey position the actors and acts in historical and paradigmatic contexts in a way that teaches a very important lesson: that what we know depends on how we know."

--Beth Graue, Sorenson Professor of Childhood Studies at the University of Wisconsin Madison, USA

"Understanding Research in Early Childhood Education accomplishes its aim to prepare early career professionals to be competent consumers of educational research. The book tackles head-on the complexities of both quantitative and qualitative research, providing clear descriptions and abundant examples of high-quality work in each paradigm. It will be a welcome primary source for any introductory-level early childhood research course; in fact, its comprehensive coverage and clear explanations make it useful reading not just for professionals trying to understand early childhood research, but for future scholars who need a solid starting place for entering the world of research."

--J. Amos Hatch, Professor of Urban-Multicultural Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee—Knoxville, USA, and author of Reclaiming the Teaching Profession: Transforming the Dialogue on Public Education

Nancy File is Kellner Early Childhood Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

Jennifer J. Mueller is Associate Professor and Chair of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

Debora Basler Wisneski is John T. Langen Early Childhood Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA.

Andrew J. Stremmel is Professor and Department Head of the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership at South Dakota State University, USA.

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ISBN 13	9780415714396
ISBN 10	0415714397
Title	Understanding Research in Early Childhood Education
Author	Jennifer J Mueller
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2016-08-01
Number of pages	190
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