Research Methods in Education
Code
73221101
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas
Credits
10
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Acquisition of systematic comprehension skills of issues and problematics in Education
b) To understand the evolution of general concepts of science, objectivity, theory and accuracy
c) To understand ethical theories and issues in Education research
d) To understand the use of different types of methodologies (descriptive, experimental, exploratory, qualitative) within the Educational Sciences framework
e) To acquire critical analysis skills, to assess and to synthetize new and complex ideas concerning research in Educational Sciences
f) Enabling the development of research that deserves national and international divulgation
g) Acquisition of communication skills with peers, the academic community and society about the issues and questions related to Educational Sciences
h) Acquisition of bibliographic research skills
Prerequisites
Subject matter
Communication and resources in Education
Writing and APA style (6 ed., 2010)
From citation to plagiarism: ethics and precautions
Information seeking strategies, location and access of information
Research in Education
Conceptions of science and approaches to the study of social reality
Types of Educational Research (historical, descriptive, correlational, experimental, ethnographic, case study)
Ethics in Educational Research
Data Collection Techniques (Interview, Surveys, Observation, Documental Analysis, Tests, Scales)
Data Analysis (Quantitative Data Analysis, Qualitative Data Analysis)
The Research Proposal (From theory to the formulation of a research question; The operationalization of the research question in a research design; The research proposal writing)A preencher pelo docente responsável
Bibliography
Almeida, L. S., & Freire, T. (2007). Metodologia da investigação em psicologia e educação (4ª ed.). Braga: Psiquilibrios.
Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (1994). Investigação qualitativa em educação. Uma introdução à teoria e aos métodos. Porto: Porto Editora.
Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2011). Research methods in education (7th ed.). London, New York: Routledge Falmer.
de Marrais, K B., & Lapan, S. D. (2004). Foundations for research: Methods of inquiry in education and the social sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Patton, M. Q. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Teaching method
Theoretical and Practical Seminars: Students are encouraged to read the recommended bibliography, and to participate actively in the discussions and exercises to be carried out in the classroom
Evaluation method
Assignments about References and Scientific Writing (20%)
Assignement about a research report (30%)
Research Pre-project (50%)