Handbook

To view overview information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

To view unit coordinator information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

Nil.

Students who have successfully completed EDU434/634 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods OR EDU438/638 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods OR E501 Qualitative Research Methods OR EDU603 Introduction to Research for Educators may not enrol in this unit for credit.

To view other learning activity information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

To view learning activity information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

To view assessment information, please select an offering from the drop-down menu above.

Unit content:This unit is an introduction to empirical research methods commonly used in education research and related disciplines in the social sciences. The emphasis is on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, but the intention is not to value the associated methods of research over other legitimate forms of research (e.g., historiography or philosophical research). Parallel to the presentation of different methods of research, we will examine the process of research. This is the process by which the researcher takes an idea and formulates this idea into a rigorous research study (or programme); this unit will examine the various steps in this process including the creation of specific research questions and justifying the need for the research. Research is an activity. Research is participatory. Research occurs in a community. This unit is designed to actively engage students in this process from the start of the unit through the end of the unit. The unit coordinator(s) /tutor(s) look forward to assisting you in this very rewarding—and sometimes challenging—process.