Research Guides: Early Childhood Education: Research Methods

Research Methods Databases

Sage Research Methods Online
- With SRMO, researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings.
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SAGE Research Methods Foundations
- Provides a concise introduction to methods and research terms for those who are new to research in general or to a particular method.
- The navigation menu puts the entry in context, so users can easily find more general topics related to a method or continue on to more specific sub-topics.
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Background Information

Background information from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and books can be helpful in understanding research methodologies within a specific field. To search for materials about methodologies try building upon the following pre-built Omni searches:

"early childhood education" AND research AND methodologies
Early childhood education -- Research -- Methodology
Consider adding search terms related to specific methods you'd like to learn more about (e.g. action research, evidence-based research, autoethnography)