Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7506MALED-JAN-PAR
Aims
To provide opportunities for professionals in education to:
- Further extend their knowledge and understanding of practitioner research approaches in education
- Develop an empirical evidence base for the analysis of theory and practice and the application of research methodologies appropriate to the nature of the identified area
- Identify issues for the design, planning and construction of a research proposal
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically analyse research methodologies and methods suited to educational
research
2.
Examine the ethical dimensions of research practice
3.
Critically reflect upon the intellectual and physical resource implications of effective research design
4.
Critically explore the relevance of existing theory and evidence base to research design
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
This module will introduce students to the skills of research design and introduce relevant and appropriate approaches to conducting research in education settings as an education professional, including:
Note: the online programme should balance the content between the use of primary and secondary data, as appropriate to distance learning students in educational settings. Students are not required to gather primary research for the dissertation module (7507MALED), but should have a broad understanding of educational research at the end of this module.
This module will introduce students to the skills of research design and introduce relevant and appropriate approaches to conducting research in education settings as an education professional, including:
- Common research paradigms, such as positivism, post-positivism, constructivism and pragmatism;
- The benefits and limitations of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research methodologies;
- Writing research questions and selecting appropriate methodologies and methods;
- The use of literature and other documentary evidence;
- The benefits and limitations of primary and secondary (desktop) sources of data;
- Approaches to finding, selecting, and using secondary sources of data;
- Research instruments to collect quantitative data, such as questionnaires and secondary sources;
- Research instruments to collect qualitative data, such as interviews and focus groups;
- Statistical techniques for analysing quantitative data;
- Historiographical approaches to education;
- Research in theoretical issues in education;
- Ethical issues in researching professional practice;
- Issues related to validity, reliability, objectivity and subjectivity;
- Approaches to reporting and disseminating research;
Note: the online programme should balance the content between the use of primary and secondary data, as appropriate to distance learning students in educational settings. Students are not required to gather primary research for the dissertation module (7507MALED), but should have a broad understanding of educational research at the end of this module.
Module Overview:
This module is delivered as part of a fully Online Programme. It will provide a grounding in policy and research for educational professionals with an interest in developing their understanding of an aspect around a current issue in education.
This module is designed to equip students with an understanding of the broad context of educational research and prepare them to conduct appropriate research in the 7507MALED Research Project (dissertation) module.
This module is delivered as part of a fully Online Programme. It will provide a grounding in policy and research for educational professionals with an interest in developing their understanding of an aspect around a current issue in education.
This module is designed to equip students with an understanding of the broad context of educational research and prepare them to conduct appropriate research in the 7507MALED Research Project (dissertation) module.
Additional Information:
The module is a core activity for all students and provides a grounding in theory, research and practice. It provides an opportunity for students to carry out a piece of in-depth research - including the option of a library-based / desktop study, negotiated with individual supervisors and of relevance to the educational context. This will be largely independent, but with regular individual support from an assigned supervisor.
Note: this module is shared between the MA Leadership in Education and MA Education programmes.
The module is a core activity for all students and provides a grounding in theory, research and practice. It provides an opportunity for students to carry out a piece of in-depth research - including the option of a library-based / desktop study, negotiated with individual supervisors and of relevance to the educational context. This will be largely independent, but with regular individual support from an assigned supervisor.
Note: this module is shared between the MA Leadership in Education and MA Education programmes.