Series Editor's Introduction ix
Introduction J. Amos Hatch 1
Back to Modernity? Early Childhood Qualitative Research in the 21st Century J. Amos Hatch 7
Qualitative Methodologies in Early Childhood Settings
Hermeneutic Text Analysis of Play: Exploring Meaningful Early Childhood Classroom Events Stuart Reifel 25
Using Digital Video in Field-Based Research With Children: A Primer Daniel J. Walsh Nesrin Bakir Tony Byungho Lee Ya-Hui Chung Kayoun Chung$dColleagues 43
The Potential of Focus Groups to Inform Early Childhood Policy and Practice Sharon Ryan Carrie Lobman 63
Wanderings: Doing Historical Research on Early Childhood Education Janice A. Jipson 75
Action Research in Early Childhood Contexts Frances O'Connell Rust 95
Critical Pedagogy and Qualitative Inquiry: Lessons From Working With Refugee Families Elizabeth P. Quintero 109
Issues in Early Childhood Qualitative Research
Surviving a Methodological Crisis: Strategies for Salvaging Your Classroom-Based Research When Things Go Wrong in the Field Lisa S. Goldstein 131
Never Certain: Research Predicaments in the Everyday World of Schools Susan Grieshaber 147
Researching With Children: The Challenges and Possibilities for Building "Child Friendly" Research Glenda MacNaughton Kylie Smith Karina Davis 167
Decolonizing Research in Cross-Cultural Contexts Beth Blue Swadener Kagendo Mutua 185
Who Chooses What Research Methodology? Jeanette Rhedding-Jones 207
Assessing the Quality of Early Childhood Qualitative Research J. Amos Hatch 223
Contributors 245
Index 249