PPFO301 Introduction to Educational Research Methods
Credits (ECTS):15
Course responsible:Edvin Østergaard, Erling Krogh
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Norsk
Limits of class size:35
Course frequency:Annually, autumn semester
Nominal workload:Total workload: ca. 375 hours.
Teaching and exam period: LUR/Professional Master PPU, profile science: This course starts in Autumn parallel and has teaching and assessment in Autumn parallel. Professional Master PPU, profile nature use, cultivation and management: The course has teaching and assessment in the autumn parallel for full-time students and teaching in the autumn parallel and assessment in the spring parallel for part-time students
About this course
The course deals with qualitative in educational research as tools for researching learning and teaching practices. Research methods presuppose an insight into both the specific topics and the researcher's participative role and scientific approach. Relevant common topics are action learning/research, research methods such as interviewing, questionnaires and observation, as well as methods of analysis
LUR/Professional Master PPU, profile science: Emphasis is placed on the philosophy of science and the ethical basis of the methods. Specific relevant topics are: Case study methodology, phenomenology and and quantitative methods.
Professional Master PPU, profile nature use, cultivation and management: Presentation of research methods in this profile of the course is based on the students' interests in the choice of topic and research questions in the master's thesis.The profile provides knowledge about and experience with recognized scientific methods that can be used in the exploration of one's own teaching practice in facilitation of pupils' learning and/or of work with the development of the school's program profiles in nature use, cultivation and management. Furthermore, action learning is explained as a strategy for involving students and cooperation between colleagues in the exploration.
Learning outcome
The course aims at providing the students with a basis for using educational research methodology in the master's thesis.
LUR/Professional Master PPU, profile science:
Knowledge: The candidate has knowledge about research methods and methodological issues related to subject, pedagogical and didactical questions.
Skills: The candidate has knowledge about relevant literature on methodology and can apply this knowledge to his/her own research project. The candidate can independently vary research methods.
General competency: The candidate can reflect on science didactical, science philosophical, research methodological and ethical issues.
Professional Master PPU, profile nature use, cultivation and management:
Knowledge: The student can:
- explain and critically assess how different qualitative research methods can be used in action learning related to vocational training and education.
- justify the choice of qualitative research methods that can provide relevant documentation to answer research questions related to the main problem statement in the master's thesis
Skills: The student can:
- use chosen recognized scientific research methods to obtain relevant documentation for analysis in the master's thesis.
General competence: The student can:
- explain, safeguard, comply with and reflect on important ethical principles when using qualitative research methods, such as confidentiality, informed consent and consideration for the integrity of interlocutors/participants
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