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Methodology for Early Childhood Education and Care Research

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Education Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24174-1

ISBN: 978-3-031-24173-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Feb 17, 2023

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Chapter 1Introduction

Pramling, Niklas

Pages: 1 –4

[In this chapter, the topic of the book is introduced: methodology for conducting research in the field of early childhood education and care. The premises and themes of the book are presented, and the structure of the presentation is clarified. The dual-level analysis of theoretical principles...
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Chapter 2Scientific Knowledge

Pramling, Niklas

Pages: 5 –11

[In this chapter, what characterizes scientific knowledge is introduced and discussed. Central concepts such as theory, method, and analysis are elaborated on through tracing their historical origin; that is, their etymology.]
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Chapter 3The Importance and Functions of Theory

Pramling, Niklas

Pages: 13 –33

[In this chapter, the decisiveness of theory for scientific knowledge building is argued, and different functions served by theory are discussed. In light of this discussion, practices such as triangulation and the mixing of theories are criticized. The important distinction between term and...
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Chapter 4Quality Criteria

Pramling, Niklas

Pages: 35 –51

[In this chapter, quality criteria for the kinds of studies predominantly conducted in the field of early childhood education are discussed. This kind of research is often referred to as qualitative, and thus as standing in contrast to quantitative research. The often conflated meanings of these...
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Chapter 5Some Notes on Normativity and Research

Pramling, Niklas

Pages: 53 –63

[In this chapter, the contested matter of normativity in research is investigated. Through a philosophical differentiation of normativity, how this matter relates to different parts of knowledge building and dissemination is discussed. Through this discussion, a more differentiated and informed...
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Chapter 6Scientific Language Practices

Pramling, Niklas

Pages: 65 –69

[In this chapter, important language practices of science are discussed. A common but problematic feature of scientific language practices is nominalization (i.e., turning verbs into nouns), and its ensuing reification (turning the processes of learning, development, etc. into things) is...
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Chapter 7Coda: Summary and the Importance of Being Mindful of Pareidolia

Pramling, Niklas

Pages: 71 –76

[In this final chapter the key insights from the book are summarized, and a metaphor is introduced and developed for conceptualizing what is argued to be a key competence in a researcher: the ability to distinguish between how we know (or epistemology) and what we know (ontology, making reality...

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