Research Methodology

Course aim

To provide students with an overview of the research methods and possibilities available to them, opportunities to clarify their research agenda and opportunities to identify the research methods appropriate to their research agenda and context(s).

Course content

The major research paradigms - positivist, hermeneutic, critical and postcritical-and their epistemological bases; major debates e.g. the quantitative/qualitative, empirical/ theoretical constructions; ethical, representational and evidence questions; methodological options e.g. survey, ethnography, case study, action research, narrative; history of and current issues in practitioner research; strategies for reading research methodologically.

Textbook(s)

Coleman, M & Briggs, AJ 2002, Research Methods in Educational Leadership and Management, Paul Chapman Publishing, London

Anderson, G, Herr, K & Nihlen, AS 1994, Studying Your Own School, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Research Proposal, Research Question

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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