the relevance for the future of lessons from the past /
First Statement of Responsibility
Margaret M. Clark.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 194 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- The language of young children : perceptions in 1970s and their continuing relevance -- Research evidence on language and the homes of young children : looking back and looking forward -- Studies in preschool units : researches in 1970s and 1980s set in context -- Studies of preschool education in Scotland : lessons from the past -- Language and interaction in preschool units : looking back and looking forward -- Research studies on transition and continuity in early education : lessons from the past -- Communication in the early education of children from different ethnic backgrounds : part 1 of a DES-funded study -- Reception classrooms as contexts for learning : part 2 of a DES-funded study -- Reading and learning to read -- Young fluent readers and children with difficulties : two contrasting research approaches -- Better beginnings.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This second edition of Understanding Research in Early Education examines and discusses both recent and historical research in understandable yet rigorous language and evaluates a wide variety of large and small-scale research reports and projects. The research is set in its historical context and related to recent reports and contemporary issues. Margaret Clark, highly respected in the field, uses her own unique approach to illustrate:how to avoid common pitfalls in misrepresenting research findingswhat questions should be asked in order to help i.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Understanding research in early education.
International Standard Book Number
0415361133
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Children with disabilities-- Education-- Great Britain-- Evaluation.
Early childhood education-- Great Britain-- Evaluation.
Reading (Early childhood)-- Great Britain-- Evaluation.
Children with disabilities-- Education-- Evaluation.