A research proposal in which participants demonstrate engagement with and understanding of appropriate research methodologies and processes (4,000 word equivalence)

Research Proposal

Research paradigms: the nature of educational/professional research activity and its relationship to concepts of professionalism, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, case study, action research and other approaches.
Ethical issues in researching professional practice.
Selected research methods (design of research instruments and analysis and interpretation of data) drawn from the following:
The use of literature and other documentary evidence
Selected statistical techniques including consideration of the use of quantitative surveys/questionnaires
The use of surveys/questionnaires to collect qualitative data
The use of interviews/focus groups
The use of observation techniques.
Issues related to validity, reliability, objectivity and subjectivity.
Approaches to reporting and disseminating research.

Researching Professional Practice - 7005AEPMA

Researching Professional Practice

Provide a rationale and aim(s) for the proposed enquiry related to professional practice.

Justify the application of the principles of ethics in educational research to the proposed area of study.

Deliberate the issues, strengths and limitations of potential data collection and analysis tools suitable for the enquiry.

Show a critical understanding of the research methodologies and approaches that complement the aims of the research.

Demonstrate a critical awareness of current research, scholarship and, or, policy in the chosen field of enquiry.