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Summary
Summary
This collection brings together studies and essays which represent the best work being done in the area of qualitative research in early childhood settings. The research spans the full range of early childhood settings from infant-toddler and home day care programs to primary classrooms.
The volume is designed to appeal to scholars doing early childhood research and to graduate students and their instructors in general early childhood research courses, specialized early childhood qualitative research courses, and general qualitative research courses. Experienced scholars doing qualitative work related to early childhood will see the book as essential because, for the first time, a comprehensive treatment of this emerging area of inquiry is provided. Less-seasoned researchers will find the collection useful in providing fundamental knowledge and concrete examples to guide their scholarly development.
Author Notes
J. AMOS HATCH is Associate Professor of Inclusive Early Childhood Education at the University of Tennessee. He has taught in early childhood settings and conducted qualitative studies resulting in research reports for Anthropology and Education Quarterly, Elementary School Journal, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, and Phi Delta Kappan. He is currently executive coeditor of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
This informative and thoughtful examination of qualitative research should be widely read. Unfortunately, its cost will probably limit its purchase to libraries. The articles are organized in two sections: "Studies"; and "Methods, Ethics, and Theory." Although the two essays by the editor are particularly fine, each author provides valuable insight into the application of this methodology. Leavitt's observations of some infant/toddler care is a painful and honest report, well balanced by Nelson's interviews of family day care providers. The value of this methodology for use in classrooms is underscored by two articles focused on teachers. McGee and Brown give an example of how qualitative and quantitative methods can be used together, but Tobin's argument for applying poststructuralist theory to research in early childhood education is not convincing. Well written, with excellent reference lists, this is an outstanding contribution to the field. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates through faculty. S. Sugarman; Bennington College
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Qualitative Research in Early Childhood SettingsJ. Amos Hatch |
| Studies The Emotional Culture of Infant-Toddler Day CareRobin L. Leavitt |
| Family Day Care as Mothering: A Study of Providers' PerspectivesMargaret K. Nelson |
| Heart, Mind, and Soul: Head Start as a Reminder of the Powerful Function of Schools for Their CommunitiesMaike Philipsen and Jo Agnew |
| Life History of a First Grade Teacher: A Narrative of Culturally Sensitive Teaching PracticeMary E. Hauser |
| Policy Issues in the Development of Child Care and Early Education Systems: The Need for Cross-National ComparisonSally Lubeck |
| Qualitative Research in Early Childhood Settings: A ReviewPamela C. Browning and J. Amos Hatch |
| Methods, Ethics, and Theory Studying Childhood as a Cultural Invention: A Rationale and FrameworkJ. Amos Hatch |
| Children in Context: Interpreting the Here and Now of Children's LivesM. Elizabeth Graue and Daniel J. |
| Walsh Learning from Classroom Ethnographies: Same Places, Different TimesDavid E. Fernie and Rebecca Kantor and Kimberlee L. |
| Whaley Toward a Stronger Teacher Voice in Research: A Collaborative Study of Antibias Early EducationBeth Blue Swadener and Monica Miller Marsh |
| Multiple Voices, Contexts, and Methods: Making Choices in Qualitative Evaluation in Early Childhood SettingsMary Jo McGee-Brown |
| Ethical Conflicts in Classroom Research: Examples from a Study of Peer Stigmatization in KindergartenJ. Amos |
| Hatch Post-Structural Research in Early Childhood EducationJoe Tobin |
