Intending students must contact the unit convener prior to enrolment to ascertain what units will be on offer. For 2001, offerings are likely in areas of science education, environmental studies, curriculum and sociology of education. The initial phase of a piece of supervised research into any area of education. Students complete a critical review of the literature on their selected topic. This forms the basis of a research study to be completed in EDUC405 .
Entry is limited.
Students wishing to enrol in this unit should contact the undergraduate or honours coordinator in the previous semester to discuss their choice of topic and supervisor. This unit builds on the work completed in EDUC404 and is the second phase of a piece of supervised research. Students complete a thesis on their selected topic. The unit introduces students to a range of approaches to educational research including survey, experimental and quasi-experimental, action, and ethnographic research.