Research with Young Children

Course aim

To provide students with the skills necessary to conduct a responsible research project of limited scope from concept to dissemination/application and to allow students to experience involvement in a simple group research project with young children.

Course content

Research epistemology; ethics; topic choices and design; research procedures; data collection and analysis; evaluation of research methodologies; report writing.

Textbook(s)

Bell, J. 2005, Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education and social science, 4, Open University Press, Maiden Head, England

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 1065	Changing Concepts of Children and Childhood

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
Workshop	1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	10 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Research Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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