The methods and activities in this course make extensive use of groupwork on assigned tasks, followed by reportbacks and discussion. The extended research pilot study is undertaken either in groups or individually, depending on personal interest. Students are encouraged to choose topics of research relevant to their teaching and work situations. They are expected to write the results of their pilot study in the form of a journal article. Students are asked to keep a dialog journal describing their reflections on the process of their research.
All assessment is criteria-referenced.
Research Methods in Education . Writing Up Qualitative Research . Qualitative Research for Education . Educational Research . An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology .