Overview

In this topic students will undertake an independent research study in an area of education. Students undertaking a specialisation will select a topic within their specialised area of study. Students will examine contemporary research involving a selected area of interest to address educational issue/s and to identify an area for … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Foster inquiry as an essential educational practice
  • Improve students' research skills and ability to critically evaluate literature
  • Enable students to apply skills and knowledge relating to an area of educational theory or practice
  • Encourage students to generate researchable questions in an area of current interest in educational theory, policy or practice
  • Enable students to undertake an in-depth research study in an area of education
  • Improve students' ability to construct, test and defend an argument
  • Enable students to report research findings

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Examine current literature in the field of education with an informed, critical perspective
2.
Formulate research questions to investigate issues of interest and/or current concern in education
3.
Apply research principles and methods in the evaluation and design of research into a current educational issue
4.
Generate detailed proposal for educational research, including consideration of ethical research standards, methods and timelines
5.
Undertake and report on a substantial independent research project
6.
Communicate findings from analysis and synthesis of reading and personal research using high standards of academic literacy

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