Research Methods in Early Childhood: An Introductory Guide
Fourth Edition
Chapter 18: Analysing and presenting quantitative data
Read the following journal article which uses quantitative methodology.
Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M. and Dowling, R. (2021) ‘Learning at home: what preschool children’s parents do and what they want to learn from their children’s teachers’, Journal of Early Childhood Research, 19(3), pp. 309–22. doi: 10.1177/1476718X20971321.
- What were the aims of the study?
- Who were the participants and how were they recruited and selected?
- The data were collected using an on line survey. How might administering the survey online affect the results of the study? Hint, the participants section gives you a clue.
- Look at the example of the survey questions. How do you know that this is a qualitative questionnaire?
- How were the data analysed?
- Most of the analysis was descriptive. What does this mean?
- What were the main findings/conclusions?
- Design a research study with similar aims to this one but where qualitative methodology is used. What advantages/disadvantages would be associated with this approach?