Anthony D. Pellegrini, Frank Symons, John Hoch

Observing Children in Their Natural Worlds (eBook, ePUB)

A Methodological Primer, Third Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows readers how to make observations and use research tools to describe behaviors witnessed in everyday settings. Examples from psychology, education, sociology, and anthropology, especially of children in school, family, and social settings, are presented. Things to think about and a glossary serve as a review. The book reviews all aspects of observational study-conceptualizing the idea, designing and implementing the study, and writing the report. Reliability and validity factors are emphasized. Anyone concerned with assessing children will appreciate this book. The latest computer technologies used in observational methods including iPhones and Blackberrys are reviewed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136236792
• Artikelnr.: 38460356

Autorenporträt

Anthony D. Pellegrini is a Professor of Psychological Foundations of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota - Minneapolis. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. His research focuses on direct observations of aggression, play, dominance, in children and the social bases of cognitive processes. A Fellow of APA's Educational and Developmental Psychology divisions, he is also a Traveling Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has published numerous papers in journals and books in psychology, education, anthropology, and animal behavior.