Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Seminar
Module Offerings
7506ALEFTP-JAN-PAR
Aims
• To enable learners to understand the principles of research design and research methodologies as these have typically been employed in transpersonal psychology and the study of consciousness.
• To facilitate learners’ ability to critically compare and contrast a range of different approaches to research used in the field of transpersonal psychology, and to provide rationales for the use of given methods in specific contexts.
• To convey the centrality of transformation, both for researchers and participants, in research having a transpersonal orientation.
• To enable learners to apply and practice selected research tools and techniques typically used in research in transpersonal psychology.
• To introduce basic principles of constructing a research proposal.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Select and apply specific research methods as they may be deemed appropriate for a variety of research questions
2.
Understand and apply the principles of data collection and data analysis as typically employed in transpersonal research methods
3.
Convey their own research using a variety of formats (written report, poster, webinar delivery) according to the conventions used in academic psychology
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:• Fundamental and philosophical issues in research in transpersonal psychology and allied areas
• General principles of qualitative research, including sampling, data collection, data analysis, and validity
• Detailed exploration of the following approaches: case studies, narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, heuristic methodology, and intuitive inquiry
• Critical considerations in deciding on the applicability of a research method in specific research contexts
• Group research project
• Constructing a research proposal
Additional Information:This module is a core module on a fully online, distance learning MSc programme. All shared activities take place via the Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE) into which students will be inducted at the commencement of the programme. The term "online" under Delivery Options includes teaching delivered through synchronous webinars and through asynchronous forums.