EDO4675 Research Approaches for Contemporary Educators (FOEDU)

Units 1.0 (Education Studies) Band 5

Synopsis

The course is divided into five sections. The first section considers the purposes, types and effects of contemporary educational research. The second section examines selected issues, problems and questions in contemporary educational research. The third section overviews paradigms, orientations, methods and techniques in contemporary educational research. The fourth section focuses on collecting, managing and analysing data in contemporary educational research. The fifth section engages with ethics and politics in contemporary educational research. Each section is underpinned by a range of resources gleaned from contemporary educational research. These resources are designed to highlight key debates and divergences as well as to suggest possible strategies for planning, conducting, reporting, publishing and evaluating educational research.