TY - BOOK AU - File,Nancy AU - Mueller, Jennifer J. AU - Wisneski, Debora Basler AU - Stremmel, Andrew J. TI - Understanding research in early childhood education : quantitative and qualitative methods SN - 9780415714396 U1 - 372.21/ KW - Early childhood education KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Introduction -- How do we know? -- The culture and context of research in early childhood education -- Methodologies -- Qualitative research: aims and methods -- Understanding analyses in qualitative research -- Quantitative research: aims and methods -- Understanding analyses in quantitative methods -- Research questions about children -- Research questions about the adults in children's lives -- Research questions about classrooms and curriculum -- Research questions about institutions and policy -- Teacher research -- Research and practice: promises, pitfalls, and limitations ER -