ED5190 - Introduction to Educational Research

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
Administered by:

Available to Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education students.

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.

Learning Outcomes

• critically review issues relating to key educational research designs and methods;
• develop a position on important ethical and political issues in educational research;
• develop skills in using research techniques chosen from a range of research methods.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

ED5290

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coord/Lect:	edrjg.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(30%); (40%); (30%).
, , Study Period 40
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching 14-Aug-2006 to 30-Sep-2006 (Class Teaching: 24/08/06 to 30/08/06)
Coord/Lect:	edrjg.
Assessment:	(30%); (40%); (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.