The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research is a major addition to the literature on early childhood. More than an introduction to the field, it offers significant challenges, and progress in thinking, for theory, research, policy and practice – and for the relationships between those dimensions. Ann Farrell, Sharon Kagan and Kay Tisdall are extremely well-qualified to oversee such a collection, bringing as they do substantial expertise from three continents. Many of the contributors are equally distinguished and come from all over the world, making this a truly international volume. The focus is equally on ‘majority’ and ‘minority’ worlds, and the chapters include leading-edge contributions in fields as diverse as neuroscience and children affected by armed conflict. This book will have an important place on the bookshelves of everyone seriously interested in early childhood research.

• Chapter 1: Early Childhood Research: An Expanding Field - Ann Farrell, Sharon Lynn Kagan and E. Kay M. TisdallPART I: SITUATING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 2: Parenting and the Home Environment - Marisa Morin, Jennifer Glickman and Jeanne Brooks-GunnChapter 3: Group-Based Early Childhood Education and Care for Under-2-Year-Olds - Carmen Dalli and E. Jayne WhiteChapter 4: Young Children in their Local Communities - Bronwen Cohen and Marta KorintusPART II: THEORIZING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 5: Participation, Rights and ‘Participatory’ Methods - E. Kay M. TisdallChapter 6: Where am I? Position and Perspective in Researching Early Childhood Education - Peter MossChapter 7: Theorizing Identities in Early Childhood - Katrien De GraeveChapter 8: Theorizing Young Children’s Spaces - Lesley Anne GallacherChapter 9: Converting the Science of Early Human Development into Action - Mary E. YoungChapter 10: Theoretical Insights from Neuroscience in Early Childhood Research - Michael Anderson and Corinne ReidChapter 11: Understanding Systems Theory and Thinking - Sharon Lynn Kagan, Maria Caridad Araujo, Analia Jaimovich and Yyannú Cruz AguayoPART III: CONDUCTING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 12: Ethics in Early Childhood Research - Ann FarrellChapter 13: Longitudinal Research: Applications for the Design, Conduct and Dissemination of Early Childhood Research - Stephen R. ZubrickChapter 14: Conducting Ethnographic Research in Early Childhood Research - Kristina Konstantoni and Marlies KustatscherChapter 15: Narrative Inquiry - Jean D. Clandinin, Janice Huber, Jimmy Menon, M. Shaun Murphy and Cindy SwansonChapter 16: A Conversation Analytic Approach to Research on Early Childhood - Jack SidnellChapter 17: Documentation in Early Childhood Research - Margaret Carr, Bronwen Cowie and Linda MitchellChapter 18: Understanding Complexity in Play through Interpretivist Research - Elizabeth WoodChapter 19: Econometrics and the Study of Early Childhood - Gordon ClevelandPART IV: APPLYING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 20: Contexts of Risk and Exploitation - Sibnath Deb and Anjali GireesanChapter 21: Children in Conflict Situations - Claire O’KaneChapter 22: Dual Language Learners - Eugene E. GarcíaChapter 23: Early Childhood Research in Africa - Alan Pence and Emily AshtonChapter 24: Early Learning and Healthy Development in A Digital Age - Jason C. Yip, Michael H. Levine, Alexis R. Lauricella and Ellen WartellaChapter 25: Using Early Childhood Research to Inform and Influence Public Policy - Irene Rizzini and Malcolm BushChapter 26: Rethinking Epistemology and Methodology in Early Childhood Research in Africa - Auma Okwany and Hasina EbrahimChapter 27: Cognitive Research in Developing Countries - Nirmala Rao, Jin Sun and Ying WangPART V: CONSIDERING THE FUTURE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 28: Social and Political Landscapes of Childhood - Helen PennChapter 29: Researching Technologies in Children’s Worlds and Futures - Jackie MarshChapter 30: What is the Future of Sustainability in Early Childhood? - Ingrid Pramling SamuelssonChapter 31: Future Directions in Early Childhood Research - Sharon Lynn Kagan, E. Kay M. Tisdall and Ann Farrell

The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research is a major addition to the literature on early childhood. More than an introduction to the field, it offers significant challenges, and progress in thinking, for theory, research, policy and practice – and for the relationships between those dimensions. Ann Farrell, Sharon Kagan and Kay Tisdall are extremely well-qualified to oversee such a collection, bringing as they do substantial expertise from three continents. Many of the contributors are equally distinguished and come from all over the world, making this a truly international volume. The focus is equally on ‘majority’ and ‘minority’ worlds, and the chapters include leading-edge contributions in fields as diverse as neuroscience and children affected by armed conflict. This book will have an important place on the bookshelves of everyone seriously interested in early childhood research.

• Chapter 1: Early Childhood Research: An Expanding Field - Ann Farrell, Sharon Lynn Kagan and E. Kay M. TisdallPART I: SITUATING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 2: Parenting and the Home Environment - Marisa Morin, Jennifer Glickman and Jeanne Brooks-GunnChapter 3: Group-Based Early Childhood Education and Care for Under-2-Year-Olds - Carmen Dalli and E. Jayne WhiteChapter 4: Young Children in their Local Communities - Bronwen Cohen and Marta KorintusPART II: THEORIZING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 5: Participation, Rights and ‘Participatory’ Methods - E. Kay M. TisdallChapter 6: Where am I? Position and Perspective in Researching Early Childhood Education - Peter MossChapter 7: Theorizing Identities in Early Childhood - Katrien De GraeveChapter 8: Theorizing Young Children’s Spaces - Lesley Anne GallacherChapter 9: Converting the Science of Early Human Development into Action - Mary E. YoungChapter 10: Theoretical Insights from Neuroscience in Early Childhood Research - Michael Anderson and Corinne ReidChapter 11: Understanding Systems Theory and Thinking - Sharon Lynn Kagan, Maria Caridad Araujo, Analia Jaimovich and Yyannú Cruz AguayoPART III: CONDUCTING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 12: Ethics in Early Childhood Research - Ann FarrellChapter 13: Longitudinal Research: Applications for the Design, Conduct and Dissemination of Early Childhood Research - Stephen R. ZubrickChapter 14: Conducting Ethnographic Research in Early Childhood Research - Kristina Konstantoni and Marlies KustatscherChapter 15: Narrative Inquiry - Jean D. Clandinin, Janice Huber, Jimmy Menon, M. Shaun Murphy and Cindy SwansonChapter 16: A Conversation Analytic Approach to Research on Early Childhood - Jack SidnellChapter 17: Documentation in Early Childhood Research - Margaret Carr, Bronwen Cowie and Linda MitchellChapter 18: Understanding Complexity in Play through Interpretivist Research - Elizabeth WoodChapter 19: Econometrics and the Study of Early Childhood - Gordon ClevelandPART IV: APPLYING EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 20: Contexts of Risk and Exploitation - Sibnath Deb and Anjali GireesanChapter 21: Children in Conflict Situations - Claire O’KaneChapter 22: Dual Language Learners - Eugene E. GarcíaChapter 23: Early Childhood Research in Africa - Alan Pence and Emily AshtonChapter 24: Early Learning and Healthy Development in A Digital Age - Jason C. Yip, Michael H. Levine, Alexis R. Lauricella and Ellen WartellaChapter 25: Using Early Childhood Research to Inform and Influence Public Policy - Irene Rizzini and Malcolm BushChapter 26: Rethinking Epistemology and Methodology in Early Childhood Research in Africa - Auma Okwany and Hasina EbrahimChapter 27: Cognitive Research in Developing Countries - Nirmala Rao, Jin Sun and Ying WangPART V: CONSIDERING THE FUTURE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCHChapter 28: Social and Political Landscapes of Childhood - Helen PennChapter 29: Researching Technologies in Children’s Worlds and Futures - Jackie MarshChapter 30: What is the Future of Sustainability in Early Childhood? - Ingrid Pramling SamuelssonChapter 31: Future Directions in Early Childhood Research - Sharon Lynn Kagan, E. Kay M. Tisdall and Ann Farrell