EDUS2011 Research Methods II (5 op)

Philosophy of science, methodology, ethics, critical considerations of the research process

Upon completion of the course, students will

- deepen their knowledge on central ontological and epistemological theories and points of view in educational research

- be able to understand, describe and apply methods of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research

- be able to consider ethical aspects and reliability of the research process

- be able to analyse and critically justify methodological choices in research reports

- Tracy, S. J. (2012). Qualitative research methods: Collecting evidence, crafting analysis, communicating impact. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

- Applicable parts of: Coolican, H. (2017 or later editions). Research methods and statistics in psychology. London; New York: Psychology Press. OR Tabachnik, B. G. & Fidell, L. S. (2013 or later editions). Using multivariate statistics. Boston: Pearson Education.

Other materials to be specified during the course.