Young Children as Informants in Classroom Studies.

Hatch, J. Amos

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Publication Date: 1990

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Young Children as Informants in Classroom Studies.

Hatch, J. Amos

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v5 n2 p251-64 Jun 1990

Addresses issues related to the conducting of qualitative studies in early childhood settings. Four problems that can threaten the quality of interviews with young children are noted; these are the adult-child; right-answer; preoperational thought; and self-as-social-object problems. Presents strategies for improving interviews with young children. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Classroom Research, Educational Research, Interviews, Kindergarten Children, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Public Education, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Social Cognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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