EDU-20020 - Research Strategies and Methods in Education
Coordinator: Sian Edwards Tel: +44 1782 7 34290
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Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

SOC-20046, CRI-20020

Description for 2022/23

This module is concerned with the enquiry into educational issues. It relates to issues of theory, focus and method. Our aim is to provide students with an introductory experience of education research - of the questions it asks, the practices that it employs and the methods by which it seeks to find answers. In doing so, we aim to offer an insight into different traditions of research. Our overall intention is two-fold: first, to enable students to read, understand and assess educational research publications; second, to enable students to engage in the practice of research skills.

Aims
The module is concerned with research into educational issues. It relates to issues of theory, focus, and method. Our aim is to provide students with an introductory experience of education research - the questions it asks, the practices that it employs and the methods by which it seeks to find answers.
The module intends to:
- enable students to read, understand and assess educational research publications;
- enable students to design a small-scale research project
- engage in the practice of research skills within workshops

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/edu-20020/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate qualitative and quantitative social scientific methods for data collection: 1
Explain the relationship between theory, methodology and method: 1
Plan a small-scale research project that will evaluate various research strategies and methods for answering research questions / or testing hypotheses: 1
Identify and assess the ethical issues that may arise in relation to educational research in the design and carrying out of their research
: 1
Recognise and evaluate particular techniques of data collection and analysis in educational research (interviewing, observation, surveys, textual methods)
: 1
1
Analyse and evaluate texts in the form of policy documents, speeches or reports for the purpose of communicating ideas about educational issues:

Study hours

11-hour Lectures
11-hour workshop
30 hours of lecture and workshop preparation
48 hours of independent study
50 hours of preparation for assessment research proposal

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Research Proposal weighted 100%
Research proposal (2,000 words)
A small-scale research project proposal that includes; the background and context of the research topic/issue, the rationale for the proposed research, a review of key literature, proposed project outline, aims and scope of study, outline and justification of the proposed methodology, discussion of potential ethical issues and project time frame (2,000-word limit).