From theories to practicalities: doing cross-cultural research fieldwork in Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC)

Yuwei Xu

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Abstract

The learning objectives of this chapter
• To bring theories of qualitative research methods into practicali-ties and real-life examples;
• To learn from empirical experiences of doing qualitative research in cross-cultural contexts;
• To exemplify how research questions may be finalized in qualita-tive research;
• To provide examples of practical challenges in qualitative re-search fieldwork and to share possible coping strategies;
• To transparent data collection processes in qualitative research and to showcase how research design can be refined, developed, and/or adjusted in such processes;
• To understand the researcher’s roles and positionings in qualita-tive research.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChallenges and Opportunities in Qualitative Research
Subtitle of host publicationYoung Scholars’ Experiences Sharing
EditorsKuen Tsang, Dian Liu, Yanbi Hong
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages95-109
Number of pages15
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-981-13-5811-1
ISBN (Print)978-981-13-5810-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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