ECI-NET

Transatlantic Consortium on Early Childhood Intervention: Advancement of Policy and Practice

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[MODULE 6]

Module 6

Purpose

Students will acquire an understanding of:

Research methods and design in Early Childhood Intervention

Evaluation and quality assurance in Early Childhood Intervention

Ethical issues in research and practice

The relation between theory and practice in Early Childhood Intervention

Key-Concepts

Paradigms of research in Early Childhood Intervention

Quantitative and qualitative methods

Mixed methods

Evidence-based practices

Documentation of outcomes in Early Childhood Intervention

Ethical dilemmas

Research base of clinical practice

Content

Clinical practicum or participating in an on-going research project in Early Childhood Intervention

Practitioners Research in Early Intervention

Assignments carried out at one participating university (not at the home university)

Assignment is adapted to the ongoing work at the university, clinical practicum and/or research. Decided in collaboration with supervisor/faculty at the university. An individual study-plan is agreed and approved by the involved faculty and universities.

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10 December 2008