Introduction to Research in Education

Course aim

To enable students to critically review research literature in education, and the methods used in educational research.

Course content

Students will adopt an inquiry approach to teaching practice and formulate research questions and hypotheses. The students will undertake bibliographical searches using the web to locate research resources, choosing a research method, research ethics, quantitative and qualitative methods, analysing data, writing and referencing for publication, trialling and reporting on research methods.

Textbook(s)

Lambert, M 2012, A beginner's guide to doing your education research project, SAGE Publications Ltd, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 9 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 9 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 9 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1 hour x 9 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 9 weeks

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

Assessment

Literature review, Proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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