TY - GEN digital ID - 131909416 TI - Methodology for Early Childhood Education and Care Research : Premises and Principles of Scientific Knowledge Building PY - 2023 SN - 9783031241741 9783031241734 9783031241758 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Didactics KW - Educational systems. Teaching systems KW - Teaching KW - Kindergarten KW - didactiek KW - onderzoeksmethoden KW - kleuterdidactiek KW - peuters KW - lesgeven UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131909416 AB - This book concisely explores the distinguishing features of scientific knowledge and research in early childhood education and care (ECEC). It has a dual-level focus of containing and relating the concrete practices of conducting research with the more fundamental conceptual discussions around research - the Bildung of the researcher. The book introduces and succinctly explains the concepts of methodology, theoretical knowledge about method, and how all parts of conducting research are informed by theory. The interrelation of these concepts, and many premises of research, are often regarded as assumed knowledge. In this book, premises of research are explicated and discussed, as well as methods on how to engage in informed dialogue. This introductory text explicates many features of scientific knowing and knowledge building in ECEC that tend to be presumed rather than clarified. It will be important in furthering the professional development of PhD students, Master's students, supervisors, and researchers. ER -