How-to-do Research

This discussion board is for you and members of the early childhood education research community in Aotearoa, Australia and internationally. Ask anything related to research,

The Ethics of Doing, Writing and Disseminating Research.

By Joy Cullen, Helen Hedges and Jane Bone. Republished by the Office of Early Childhood Education First Published in our NZ Research in ECE Journal, Volume 12, pp. 109-118.

This statement is intended to guide academic researchers, teachers, postgraduate students, managers, licensees

Designing Your Study and How to Get Started

Here are articles we think will help advise you best on designing early childhood research and support you with helpful tips through any tough times.

Start by checking out all the published articles in the NZ-International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal on this website (over 25 years

Researching for Information on a Particular Topic.

We receive requests from many people seeking to know what research is available on a particular topic.

First do a thorough word and article search of our website.

Take a look at all the articles published in the NZ-International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal

Then check

What is Action Research?

Action research is defined in the glossary as:  

A hands-on approach to research for change in a setting and/or to one’s own practices, thinking and knowledge. Action research can be a collaborative endeavour or carried out by an individual.

When action research is being undertaken to bring about change in a se

Writing a good abstract and what to look for if you are reviewing abstracts or conference paper proposals.

Guideline on Abstract Writing and Review

An abstract for a research paper should be sharply focused, concisely written and identify the major aspects of the research to be covered in the proposed session. Reviewing an abstract for a rese

How to improve the response rate for your research study or survey.

Providing a financial incentive or gift to people to participate in your survey or research study is usually not needed. Much depends on whether people feel what you are asking them to do, is actually worth doing.

But if they see little value in giving their time, their