EDUC6006 - Research in Education: Through the Looking Glass (2024)

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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023

Unit description

Supports the identification and exploratory application of an appropriate methodology for a specific research problem in education. Students learn research skills through the selection of a research paradigm, theoretical approach, methodology and research design for this problem. They explore different ways of conceptualising data to develop and/or apply ethical methods for collecting and analysing data and presenting and discussing research findings. Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods, Arts-based and Post-qualitative approaches to inquiry will be explored. 

Unit content

Module 1: Exploring questions, aims & objectives 

Module 2: Exploring paradigms, approaches and ethical designs

Module 3: Ways of conceptualising and collecting data

Module 4: Ways of exploring and analysing data

Module 5: Ways of presenting findings 

Module 6: Ways of discussing data and making meaning

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.