Practitioner Inquiry 1

Course aim

To support educators to learn about practitioner inquiry, including its associated history, theories and rationales.

Course content

Exploration of and response to literature related to practitioner inquiry; rationales for practitioner inquiry; practitioner inquiry in local and international settings; frameworks for designing practitioner inquiries; judging inquiry approaches to best suit particular professional contexts.

Textbook(s)

Dan, NF & Yebdi-Silva, D 2008, The reflective educator's guide to classroom research: learning to teach and teaching to learn through practitioner inquiry , 2nd edn, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, California

Prerequisite(s)

Students must have completed a core course in their program prior to enrolling in this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online Activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	5 hours x 5 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	5 hours x 5 days
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 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

Essay, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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