Narrating the politics of methodology: Researching in early childhood education

Content Partner: New Zealand Tertiary College. Educational research has complex and intrinsic obligations not only to itself as a multi-disciplinary field but to those who make decisions in education – from early childhood teachers to ministers of education (see Saunders, 2008). This edition of He Kupu is being written at a time when policymakers and researchers are asking for educational policy and practice to be informed by high quality research.