Written in an informal style, this is the essential, practical and accessible step-by-step guide for all teacher-training students, who in addition to facing the enormous challenge of training to become a teacher, also have to conduct their own classroom-based research.

This book demystifies the research process and shows how to select methods which are appropriate for working with young children in early childhood settings or at home.

Helps students grasp the concepts and provides them with a 'toolkit' for carrying out their own projects. This book is divided into data-gathering and analytical sections, and covers the main methods used in psychology for each of these purposes. It includes exercises, worked examples of statistical tests, and self-assessment questions.

This accessible book is based on the author's extensive practical experience of carrying out and teaching research in the social work field. Social work research is shown to be both a distinctive academic enterprise and a task that can be accomplished effectively in line with the values and ethical principles that lie at the discipline's core.

This book explores the relationships between theory, policy and practice in early childhood services. Although primarily focused on the UK, it draws on contributions from Europe and further afield to explore the strengths and limitations of present practices and suggests ways in which new initiatives might be developed.

This accessible and practical book supports good scientific practice in the early years. It helps practitioners to be creative providers, and shows them how to develop awe and wonder of the world in the children they teach.

This exciting and original book aims to support early years professionals in facing the constant challenges in creating a balance in what they know is essentially 'right' for birth to five year olds and conforming to the demands made by government and policy makers.

It is often assumed that for middle class and academically able children, schooling is a straightforward process that leads to academic success. Based on the biographies of 350 young men and women who might have been considered 'destined for success' at the start of their secondary schooling, this book maps out the educational pathways they took.