TEACHER AS RESEARCHER

EDU5TAR

2016

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject provides students with foundational knowledge required to read and understand educational research and to use and conduct appropriate research in the classroom to inform professional practice. Students develop understanding about the theories and practice associated with teachers as researchers and the role of the research in educational practice. The focus is on research skill development in the key areas of critquing educational research, developing an appropriate proposal as well as research design and collecting and analyzing data. These skills are fundamental to the case study research of professional teaching practice in EDU5TRP

School: School of Education

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Rebecca Miles-Keogh

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Research methods in the social sciences	Prescribed	Somekh, B. & Lewin, C. (2006)	SAGE

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. understand educational research literature and begin to evaluate research methods and results;

Activities:: Online modules, online tasks, face-to-face activities, assessment items
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. recognise how the beliefs, values, and theoretical perspective of the researcher influence what is researched and the methods used;

Activities:: Online modules, online tasks, face-to-face activities, assessment items
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)

03. be aware of ethical issues in research design and implementation, particularly notions of permission, informed consent and minors (children and young people under 18 years old);

Activities:: Online modules, online tasks, face-to-face activities, assessment items
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour)

04. identify an area of inquiry, to design and conduct a small scale case-study research of your own professional practice

Activities:: Online modules, online tasks, face-to-face activities, assessment items
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour); Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

Albury-Wodonga, 2016, Week 36-49, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Rebecca Miles-Keogh

Class requirements

Scheduled Online Class
One 6.0 hours scheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day and delivered via online.
"Directed on-line learning activities."

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 36 - 36
Two 4.0 hours lecture/seminar per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 36 to week 36 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Two preliminary half-day sessions at the on-campus intensive."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
Research Proposal for a case study of students professional practice (4500-5000 words)		70	01, 02, 03, 04
Structured research journal with four entries (2000 words equivalent)		30	01, 02, 03, 04