Research Questions About Curriculum and Classrooms

This chapter begins with a discussion of the interests and questions of researchers who want to study the curriculum offered to young children or what happens in their classrooms. This discussion touches on both qualitative and quantitative research. Using four exemplar studies, two from each paradi...

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Published inUnderstanding Research in Early Childhood Education pp. 140 - 150
Main Authors Mueller, Jennifer J., File, Nancy, Stremmel, Andrew J., Iruka, Iheoma U., Whyte, Kristin L.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2024
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Summary:This chapter begins with a discussion of the interests and questions of researchers who want to study the curriculum offered to young children or what happens in their classrooms. This discussion touches on both qualitative and quantitative research. Using four exemplar studies, two from each paradigm, the chapter then discusses how the researcher or research team for each study posed questions and planned methods. The chapter concludes with a discussion of potentials, challenges, and limitations identified for each study. This chapter also includes brief essays from two researchers (one qualitative, one quantitative) describing how they have approached their work when asking questions about curriculum and classrooms.
ISBN:1032394900
9781032407272
9781032394909
1032407271
DOI:10.4324/9781003354499-14