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	Time: 9 hours Level: Advanced

	Introduction Introduction Resource This unit introduces you to analysing academic writing and, in particular, the way an article might be structured to clearly explain an investigation to other researchers. It explores observation of children...

	1 Small-scale qualitative research using observation 1 Small-scale qualitative research using observation Resource The first research paper for you to read in this unit is a small-scale qualitative study that uses observation as its central approach. In her paper Coates explores whether or not there is a relationship...

	2 Small-scale quantitative research using observation 2 Small-scale quantitative research using observation Resource The second research paper that we are going to consider is a rather different study from the one you read by Coates. This chapter is by a Japanese researcher, Takei. It differs not only in terms of the...

	3 Observation as a research tool 3 Observation as a research tool Resource Observation is an important tool for all researchers and is frequently used to collect data in both quantitative and qualitative studies. There is much more to observation than just 'watching' and there...

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