Observing children in their natural worlds : a methodological primer / / Anthony D. Pellegrini ; with John Hoch and Frank J. Symons

• Autore: Pellegrini Anthony D.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2013
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.407/23
• Soggetto topico: Child psychology - Research - Methodology; Observation (Psychology)
• Altri autori: HochJohn SymonsFrank James <1967->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; OBSERVING CHILDREN IN THEIR NATURAL WORLDS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the Author; Preface to the Third Edition; Chapter 1 The "Whys" and "Whens" of Observational Methods; Good Descriptions: Or, Maximizing Reliability and Validity; "Mere Description"?; Using Observational Methods in Educational, Child, and Developmental Psychology; Summary and a Preview of What Follows; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 2 Science, Psychology, and Research; What is Science?; Scientific Inquiry; Summary; What Scientific Psychology is Not ; What are the Goals of Psychological Research?Science as Experiment; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 3 Ethics in Research; What's Ethical and Unethical Behavior Fraud?; Social Responsibility and Scientific Fraud; Authorship, Plagiarism/Self-Plagiarism, and "Salami Science"; Research Data Management; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 4 Choosing a Perspective: Qualitative-Insider/Quantitative-Outsider Distinctions; Naturalistic Study: Individuals in Context; Transaction Between Individuals and Context; Basic Differences: The Etic-Emic Contrast ; The Outsider Perspective: EthologyThe Emic Case: Ethnography; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 5 Asking the Research Question: Implications for Design and Specification in Observational Research; Clear Questions and Hypotheses; The Laboratory or the Field?; Observer Bias; Replication; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 6 Initial Considerations: Entering the Field, Looking Around, and Refining the Plan; Taking the First Steps into the Field; Becoming Familiar with Infra-Structural Personnel; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 7 Coming Up With Categories ; Category Choice/Formation as a Theoretical ActA Sad Tale of Inappropriate Borrowing (with apologies to Beatrix Potter); From Questions to Categories; The Specific Category System; Two Examples of Category System Development; Measuring Categories; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 8 Measuring Behavior and Rules for Sampling and Recording; Measuring Behavior; Rules to Live by: Sampling and Recording Behavior; Recording Rules; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 9 Reliability; Reliability, Error, and Consistency; Sources of Variation ; Estimating Reliability, and Reliability CoefficientsIntra- and Inter-Observer Reliability: Determining It; Intra-Observer Reliability; Inter-Observer Reliability; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 10 Validity; Types of Validity; Content Validity; Criterion-Related Validity; Construct Validity; Validity: Molar and Molecular Categories; Threats to Validity of Observational Scores; Validity in Experimental Design; Conclusion; Some Things to Think About; Chapter 11 Indirect Observational Methods; Why and When to Use Indirect Methods; Diaries; Rating Scales ; Remote/Spot Sampling Using Telephones and Audiorecorders
• Sommario/riassunto: This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both an evolutionary and a cultural perspective. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies, sociology, and anthropology, but the author's primary focus is on children in school, family, and social settings. Readers learn how to make observations in real contexts to help them create a verbal picture of behaviors they see. The importance of considering reliability and validity factors while t
• Titolo autorizzato: Observing children in their natural worlds
• ISBN: 1-136-23679-1; 0-203-10175-8; 1-283-85232-2; 1-136-23680-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786579603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II