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This module will provide participants with an introduction to a range of research approaches and methods. It can also serve as a foundation and direct link to students鈥� dissertations, as a key part of the module assignment is a research proposal that might feed into students鈥� dissertations or reports. In the module, we will consider the purposes of research knowledge; the variable and shifting status of 鈥榚vidence鈥�; the disciplinary, conceptual and political locations of research and underlying epistemological questions about the knowledge claims produced by research. The module will develop students鈥� capacities to read as well as engage in education research. Students will be invited to explore the sorts of questions that might be asked, and answered, by educational research. Moving on, we will think about the implications of these questions for designing research as well as engaging, or even influencing policy and practice. The role of the researcher, their relationship with the researched, and the ethical dimensions of this will be key considerations.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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