Introducing Research in Early Childhood

Polly Bolshaw is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), who teaches predominantly on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies programme. Prior to this, she completed the New Leaders in Early Years programme at CCCU and worked as an Early Years Professional in a Sure Start Children's Centre. Her research interests include research methods for undergraduate students, the experiences of people who work with young children and study early childhood, early childhood education for sustainability and services within the UK that aim to support children and their families. She is also the co-author of the blog Contemplating Childhoods https://contemplatingchildhoods.com/ along with Jo Josephidou. Polly Bolshaw and Jo Josephidou will be discussing ideas from Introducing Research in Early Childhood in Doing Your Early Years Research Project, a SAGE Masterclass for early years students and practitioners in collaboration with Kathy Brodie. Find out more here. Jo Josephidou was a primary school teacher for 20 years before entering Higher Education as a Senior Lecturer in 2009. Initially she taught on ITE programmes at the University of Cumbria before joining the Early Childhood Studies team at Canterbury Christ Church (CCCU) in September 2014. She teaches on a variety of modules on this programme including those which focus on developing students' early research skills. Jo is presently completing her doctoral research which focuses on practitioner gender and the pedagogy of play. She is also the co-author of the blog Contemplating Childhoods https://contemplatingchildhoods.com/ along with Polly Bolshaw. Polly Bolshaw and Jo Josephidou will be discussing ideas from Introducing Research in Early Childhood in Doing Your Early Years Research Project, a SAGE Masterclass for early years students and practitioners in collaboration with Kathy Brodie. Find out more here.

Introduction to research in early childhood Beginning to think critically about research Knowledge and truth in research The language of research Approaches to research about children Approaches to research with children Longitudinal research approaches Cross-national research approaches The ethics of research How research is designed Creative approaches to research Your research journey has begun

What a useful book for the beginner researcher! This book offers a grounding in the different kinds of research conducted in the field of early childhood as well as an introduction to the range of ideas that underpin such research. Chapter 2 'beginning to think critically about research' will be useful across many modules. Drawing on useful exemplars to highlight points of significance, this book is written in an inviting and accessible style which will support the novice researcher yet also support the development of criticality in relation to research. ? -- Deborah Albon