Qualitative Research in Early Childhood Settings

Subjects:

• Education » Childhood & Elementary Education
• Sociology » Sociology (General)
• Psychology » Child Psychology

Awards:

• Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1995

Reviews:

• This informative and thoughtful examination of qualitative research should be widely read. Well written with excellent reference lists, this is an outstanding contribution to the field. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
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• The potential of qualitative research for authentically sharing children's experiences in child care, preschool, and other early education setting is the focus of this 2-part collection. The number of articles that link children's developmental growth with the adults who influence them in early childhood settings is exciting. An excellent guide for those new to this method of inquiry, the book underscores the importance of qualitative methodology to processes of change in programs designed to meet the needs of young children.
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Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Qualitative Research in Early Childhood Settings by J. Amos Hatch
• Studies
• The Emotional Culture of Infant-Toddler Day Care by Robin L. Leavitt
• Family Day Care as Mothering: A Study of Providers' Perspectives by Margaret K. Nelson
• Heart, Mind, and Soul: Head Start as a Reminder of the Powerful Function of Schools for Their Communities by Maike Philipsen and Jo Agnew
• Life History of a First Grade Teacher: A Narrative of Culturally Sensitive Teaching Practice by Mary E. Hauser
• Policy Issues in the Development of Child Care and Early Education Systems: The Need for Cross-National Comparison by Sally Lubeck
• Qualitative Research in Early Childhood Settings: A Review by Pamela C. Browning and J. Amos Hatch
• Methods, Ethics, and Theory
• Studying Childhood as a Cultural Invention: A Rationale and Framework by J. Amos Hatch
• Children in Context: Interpreting the Here and Now of Children's Lives by M. Elizabeth Graue and Daniel J. Walsh
• Learning from Classroom Ethnographies: Same Places, Different Times by David E. Fernie, Rebecca Kantor, and Kimberlee L. Whaley
• Toward a Stronger Teacher Voice in Research: A Collaborative Study of Antibias Early Education by Beth Blue Swadener and Monica Miller Marsh
• Multiple Voices, Contexts, and Methods: Making Choices in Qualitative Evaluation in Early Childhood Settings by Mary Jo McGee-Brown
• Ethical Conflicts in Classroom Research: Examples from a Study of Peer Stigmatization in Kindergarten by J. Amos Hatch
• Post-Structural Research in Early Childhood Education by Joe Tobin