ED5190:04
Introduction to Educational Research
Townsville
Flexible delivery nationally and internationally. First and second semester.
Available to Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education students.
Staff: Assoc. Professor R Gilbert.
This subject introduces students to a range of key educational research designs and methods. Students critically review approaches to research in education and related theoretical and methodological issues. They understand key concepts from a range of research designs and approaches, and develop skills in related research techniques of data gathering and analysis. Ethical issues, critically reflexive perspectives and the politics of research are also considered. Students will develop and implement a small research project as a guide to thesis design.
Learning Objectives:
- critically review issues relating to key educational research designs and methods;
- develop skills in using research techniques chosen from a range of research methods;
- develop a position on important ethical and political issues in educational research;
- develop and implement a small research project.
Assessment by three written papers (45%); one research project (55%).