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 read relevant literature.
b) Demonstrate the ability of relating and articulating concepts and readings with one’s educational experience.
c) Demonstrate critical analysis skills.
d) Display learning and openness to change through a process of reflective thinking.
e) Contribute ethically to the creation of a responsible working atmosphere within one’s 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 Geography.
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.
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 and in History. Analysis of research projects and case studies, critical and reflexive analysis of the proposed research and the practice of teaching and learning of History.
Monitoring individual and small group development work drafting the chapter report.
Evaluation method
Continuous evaluation. Theoretically grounded wording of a chapter of the report.