Doing Your Early Years Research Project

In the 1980s and 1990s, Guy Roberts-Holmes worked as one of a handful of male nursery and reception teachers in inner London primary schools. Guy thoroughly enjoyed this challenging experience and was eager for more insight into the wider context of early years education, and so completed a Master’s degree at King’s College, London. Guy then worked in The Gambia, West Africa, for Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) and as a lecturer at The University of The Gambia. Whilst in The Gambia, he carried out an ethnography of a nursery and primary school, leading to a PhD at the University of Nottingham. Guy is the Programme Leader for the internationally renowned MA Early Years Education at the University College London, Institute of Education. His research interests include early years policy sociology, assessment, and the professionalisation of the early years workforce. Guy Roberts-Holmes will be discussing his ideas in Doing Your Early Years Research Project, a SAGE Masterclass for early years students and practitioners in collaboration with Kathy Brodie. Find out more here. Rachael Levy worked as a primary school teacher in both London and Cambridge before undertaking her doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge. She is Lecturer in Early Years Education, at the University of Sheffield.

Chapter 1: You Can Do Research!
Chapter 2: Your Research Story, Methodology And Research Questions
Chapter 3: Writing Your Literature Review
Chapter 4: Ethical Issues In Early Childhood Research
Chapter 5: Designing Your Research
Chapter 6: Creative Listening With Young Children
Chapter 7: Observation: Looking And Listening
Chapter 8: Writing And Using Questionnaires
Chapter 9: Interviewing Children And Adults
Chapter 10: Analysing Your Qualitative And Quantitative Data Findings
Chapter 11: Writing Up Your Research Project