The general goal of the course is to analyse methods of research developed under an interpretive paradigm, giving the students the opportunity to discuss in detail the potential, problems and limitations of these approaches in a certain research problem. Teaching includes both lectures and the critical presentation and discussion of the methodology adopted in a research report made by the participants in the course. The goals of the course are to complement basic knowledge on experimental methodologies in educational research and to provide students with the necessary tools for running their own future research projects. No recommended textbook. Extensive reference list of educational research books and articles.
Teaching consists of interactive lectures and discussion of reading materials.
The goals of the course consist of analysis, critical reflection and sociological intervention in the field of scientific education. With this aim in mind, we explore the production of scientific knowledge and its recontextualization and reproduction in pedagogical contexts. Teaching consists of analysis and discussion of theoretical papers, analysis and discussion of research work, and bibliographical research. One individual assignment and participation in class. The main goal of the course is to reflect upon the very act of thinking and relate this to the field of Education, questioning the meaning of the educational phenomenon.