This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of observation in early childhood education, a range of practical techniques (both qualitative and quantitative) for practitioners, and a section, mainly for researchers, on ethics and also recording, analysing, and reporting observational data. It is rich in examples and draws on a variety of New Zealand studies to illustrate different approaches: • time sampling • category observations • rating scales • running records • ethnography • Learning Stories • Teaching Stories. Note that this edition is the most suitable for use by New Zealand students and practitioners.

Observation: Origins and Approaches to Early Childhood Research and Practice

Education & Teaching

Podmore, Valerie

Schools & Teaching

NZCER Press

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