ED5290 - Education Research Methods

Credit points:	06
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
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Available to Postgraduate Certificate of Education and Master of Education students.

This subject reviews a range of key educational research approaches and designs, and develops skills in the use of data gathering and analytical 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 through the completion of a small scale research exercise. 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;
• complete a small scale research exercise on an educational problem.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

ED5190

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coord/Lect:	edrjg.
Contact hours:	80 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(15%); (40%); (45%).

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