Research Supervision Seminar - 2nd semester
Code
722171268
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
5
Teacher in charge
Raquel Pereira Henriques
Weekly hours
1
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Demonstrate the ability to research and select relevant literature.
b) Demonstrate the ability of relating and articulating concepts and readings with ones educational experience.
c) Demonstrate critical analysis skills.
d) Display openness to change through a process of reflective thinking.
e) Contribute ethically to the creation of a responsible working atmosphere within ones group.
f) Master the global organization of the text displaying coherence.
g) Write in appropriate scholarly style, respecting quotation and bibliographic referencing norms.
h) Write with objectivity, concision and fluency, correctly using gramar and spelling rules.
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
a) Educational research methodologies.
b) Research in History and in Educational Sciences.
c) Research questions and objectives.
d) Data collection and analysis; presentation and discussion of results.
e) Searching, synthesizing, summarizing and critiquing bibliography.
f) Textual organization and planning.
g) Evaluation of educational research.
Bibliography
CEIA, Carlos (2012). Normas para Apresentação de Trabalhos Científicos, 9ª ed. Lisboa: Editorial Presença.
ESTRELA, Albano (2001). Investigação em Educação: Métodos e Técnicas, Lisboa: Educa.
FABB, Nigel and Durant, Alan (2005). How to Write Essays and Dissertations. Harlow: Pearson Education.
LAMAS, Estela (coord.) (2001). Dicionário de Metalinguagens da Didáctica. Porto: Porto Editora.
McNIFF, Jean. (2002). Action Research: Principles and Practice. London: Routledge.
NÓVOA, António (2005). Evidentemente. Histórias da Educação. 2ª ed.. Porto: ASA Editores.
Teaching method
Presentation and discussion of issues and problems of research in education in History.
Analysis of research projects and case studies.
Critical and reflexive analysis of the proposed research and the practice of teaching and learning History.
Monitoring individual and small group development work drafting the report.
Evaluation method
Continuous evaluation. Theoretically grounded wording of the introduction or a chapter of the report.