| Description |
xiii, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Yearbook in early childhood education ; v. 8
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Reflections on the past / Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho -- Ch. 1. From infant schools to Project Head Start : doing historical research in early childhood education / Barbara Beatty -- Ch. 2. Through a small window : knowing children and research through standardized tests / M. Elizabeth Graue -- Ch. 3. Qualitative research in early childhood education / J. Amos Hatch -- Ch. 4. Observational methods in early childhood educational research / Anthony D. Pellegrini -- Ch. 5. Ethological methods in early childhood education / Peter K. Smith -- Ch. 6. Assumptions and features of longitudinal designs : implications for early childhood education / Richard M. Lerner, Penny Hauser-Cram, and Erez C. Miller -- Ch. 7. Early learning and continued development for teachers : teachers as researchers / Renee T. Clift and Lillie R. Albert -- Ch. 8. Meta-analysis in early childhood education : progress and problems / Marinus H. van IJzendoorn -- Ch. 9. Research in early childhood education : a look to the future / Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho. |
| Subject |
Early childhood education -- Research.
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| Added Author |
Spodek, Bernard.
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Saracho, Olivia N.
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Pellegrini, Anthony D.
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| ISBN |
0807737658 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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