Learning from young children in the classroom : the art and science of teacher research / Daniel R. Meier, Barbara Henderson ; foreword by Lillian G. Katz.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.

Framing inquiry--and staying close to children -- Teacher research and early childhood practice -- Teacher research and early childhood curricula and philosophies -- The process of inquiry--the art of doing teacher research -- Finding a path of inquiry -- Research questions -- Data collection--finding the little gems -- Understanding your data through documentation -- Using teacher research to understand and promote children's play and interaction -- Toddlers--building community through play -- Promoting more sophisticated play and interaction in preschool -- Teacher research and understanding children's language development -- Children's language and the language of teacher research -- Collecting and analyzing data on the language experiences of infants -- Toddlers--entering worlds of discovery and learning -- Teacher research and children's projects and literacy learning -- Understanding children's project-based learning -- Researching children's storytelling and story dramatization -- Reconceptualizing children's early literacy development -- Forms of writing about and disseminating teacher research -- Innovative ways to write about teacher research -- Narrative inquiry--the value for teacher research -- Integrating poetry, memoir, and stories -- Using stories, photographs, and artwork -- Using audit trails as analytical graphics -- Future directions for teacher research in early childhood education -- Forms and functions of early childhood teacher research -- Why do teacher research in early childhood education? -- Where do we go from here?