The Role of Qualitative Methods in Early Childhood Education: A Review of J. Amos Hatch’s Early Childhood Qualitative Research

Authors

Maribel Del Rio-Roberts, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Abstract

Early Childhood Qualitative Research is an edited book that captures the importance of conducting educational research and the significance of such research being scholarly and rigorous. In addition, this book does a phenomenal job of stressing the importance of giving participants in educational research a voice to describe their experiences is stressed, including the experiences of classroom teachers. The aim to provide professionals in the early childhood arena an opportunity to see different perspectives than they make typically be exposed to and to provide them with opportunities to critique current practices, in order to enhance qualitative research practices in the field of early childhood education.

Keywords

Early Childhood Research, Educational Research, Qualitative Research

Author Bio(s)

Dr. Maribel Del Rio-Roberts is a Program Professor of Human Services at Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services in South Florida. She is a Licensed Florida Psychologist who specializes in clinical child psychology, pediatric psychology, infant mental health, and parent and teacher training. She is also a supervisor of Psychology trainees at the Center for Assessment and Intervention (CAI). In addition, Dr. Del Rio-Roberts is a co-principal investigator on several university-based grants. She is the author of The Playful Minds Coping Skills Program: A Treatment for Pediatric Oncology Patients. She can be contacted at 1750 N.E. 167th Street, Technology Building, 4th Floor, North Miami Beach, FL 33162; Telephone: 954-262-8529; Email: mdelrio@nova.edu

Publication Date

4-13-2009

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2009.2833

Recommended APA Citation

Del Rio-Roberts, M. (2009). The Role of Qualitative Methods in Early Childhood Education: A Review of J. Amos Hatch’s Early Childhood Qualitative Research. The Qualitative Report, 14(1), 90-93. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2009.2833

Comments

Original volume and issue number from The Qualitative Weekly, an offshoot publication of The Qualitative Report which has been folded into the primary journal: Volume 2, Issue 15