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ED52031: Educational research design

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Education
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWVI 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • A proposal for an educational research enquiry (CWVI 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, you will be able to: Recognise and critique key research paradigms, approaches, designs and methods used in educational research Identify appropriate topics for enquiry and formulate appropriate questions, aims and objectives Be familiar with, and understand how to apply, a range of research approaches, designs and methods (of data collection and analysis) appropriate to investigating and/or addressing educational problems Identify and develop strategies to address ethical considerations in research pertaining to educational settings, including the SDGs and issues pertaining to decolonisation


Synopsis: Critically engage with key paradigms, approaches, designs and methods used to conduct educational research. You'll consider ethical and methodological issues and challenges in carrying out educational research and potential solutions, including engaging with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You'll develop critical knowledge and practical and analytical skills, enabling you to design a small-scale educational research project of your choice.

Content: In this unit, the following topics will be engaged with: The role and purposes of research in education Identification of a problem to be studied and development of appropriate research questions, aims and objectives The research design and process, including key research paradigms, approaches and designs, (including qualitative, quantitative and mixed/blended designs) Design of appropriate research tools and methods for collecting/generating data Analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data The importance of drawing upon a range of research knowledges and practices from global researchers with diverse backgrounds and varied characteristics Consideration of methodological issues, dilemmas and challenges in educational research and of potential solutions Critical engagement with research ethics and integrity Exploration of marginalised and/or localised perspectives in the academy and issues pertaining to decolonisation Engagement with the SDGs

Course availability:

ED52031 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Education
  • THED-AFM70 : MA International Education and Globalisation 
  • THED-AFM71 : MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 

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